African Arts (journal)
Encyclopedia
African Arts is a peer-reviewed academic journal
devoted to the study and discussion of traditional, contemporary, and popular African art
s. It was founded in 1967 and is published online and in hard copy by the MIT Press
, which distributes the journal for the James S. Coleman African Studies Center at the University of California, Los Angeles
.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
devoted to the study and discussion of traditional, contemporary, and popular African art
African art
African art constitutes one of the most diverse legacies on earth. Though many casual observers tend to generalize "traditional" African art, the continent is full of people, societies, and civilizations, each with a unique visual special culture. The definition also includes the art of the African...
s. It was founded in 1967 and is published online and in hard copy by the MIT Press
MIT Press
The MIT Press is a university press affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts .-History:...
, which distributes the journal for the James S. Coleman African Studies Center at the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
.