This course will investigate the effects of the spread of Euro-American modernism through the so-called Third World during the 20th century and particularly during the period following World War II. It will analyse the ways in which different cultures selectively adopt and transform aspects of various modernist styles and the ways in which these styles are incorporated into indigenous visual practice. It will examine such matters as the relationship between economic imperialism and cultural production, the transition from colonialism to postcolonialism, the effects of tourism and the value of 'decentred' postmodern modes of understanding in a Third World context. Art of the Asia-Pacific region, Africa and Latin America will be addressed. Some general knowledge of the evolution of modern and postmodern art will be assumed.