The American Southwest: a New History for an Ancient Land with George Scheper, PhD

The American Southwest: a New History for an Ancient Land with George Scheper, PhD

Lifelong Learning LogoCourse Title: The American Southwest: a New History for an Ancient Land

Instructor: Dr. George Scheper

Brought to you by Odyssey   

March 27, 2024 - May 01, 2024 (6 Sessions)  

Wednesday,  6PM ET  

Virtual via Zoom 

 

 

Course Description: We explore the art, history, and cultures of the American Southwest, from ancient Native American homeland to contemporary cultural mosaic. We begin our exploration some 2,000 years ago, when the Southwest was the homeland of the Ancestral Pueblo people (the “Anasazi”), visiting such major archaeological sites as Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde, and Canyon de Chelly, with their spectacular residential compounds, cliff dwellings, and intriguing petroglyphs. We then turn our attention to the historical communities of the Hopi, Zuni, and other Pueblo peoples of New Mexico and Arizona, along with their Navajo and Apache neighbors. We then consider the impact of the coming of the Spanish in the 16th and 17th centuries, and then the arrival of Anglo traders and settlers, the coming of the railroads and the influx of Easterners, and the genesis of the Southwest as a multicultural mecca, with a vibrant avant-garde arts scene extending from the 1920’s to the present day.

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 Event Date
Starts:
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
6:00pm EST

Ends:
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
8:00pm EST

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