Social Science and History (SSHIS) courses develop students' critical thinking skills through the study of history and the social sciences (e.g. sociology, psychology, economics, political science, anthropology, geography), as well as through contemporary interdisciplines that draw heavily on these fields (e.g. feminist and queer studies, media studies, urban studies, ethnic studies). Subject matter in these courses contributes to students' cultural literacy while instructional materials and classroom assignments introduce basic research problems and techniques.This course will examine the relationship between shamanism and art. We will start at our beginning as modern humans during the Paleolithic and examine the evidence for the simultaneous origin of shamanism and image making as it is revealed in the cave paintings in Europe, the Americas, and Africa. We will examine the practice of shamanism in traditional societies, and the roles of the shaman as performer, storyteller, and as image maker. Finally, we will discuss the image of the shaman in the creation and practice of modern and contemporary art, and among new age practitioners.

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