HA935 | Art Activism
Course Description
In this course students will use art and other primary sources, to analyze and contextualize the way that white western male dominated heterocentric culture has led us to our current political and societal hegemony. Students will read manifestos, watch films made by contemporary artists, visit museums, galleries and other institutions to find new ways to look at historical and contemporary issues. We will use visual, contextual and comparative analysis to dissect and discuss artistic works within their historical context through the lens of BIPOC, Women and LGBTQIA+. The essential questions in this course include the following: How can we be more inclusive and diverse in our spaces? How can we challenge history and its telling so that it includes the global contributions of POC and the disenfranchised? How can we use artistic methods to learn to organize, interrupt and introduce new concepts? These essential questions will guide students to think critically about their institutions. As we investigate we will write, make artwork, research papers, give presentations, and record our experiences in a journal.
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State ID#: 05152 Department: Visual and Performing Arts Grade Level:10, 11, 12 Credits: 10 Alternate Credits: History and Social Science Class Type: Elective Pre/Co-Requisites: None. |
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