AMST 266 - Art, Urgency, and Everyday Life in the United States

Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)

(Same as AFRS 266 and ART 266) What is this thing called socially-engaged, social practice, activist, and/or community-centered art? Where does it come from, who makes it, who is it for, how does it work, and what can it do? What are some of the ways this interdisciplinary practice–often woven within struggles for justice and healing–is defined and deployed? And how might its success be assessed? Dwelling together on these questions by way of dynamic case studies, we consider how a range of U.S. based creators are grappling with urgent issues of our time. Lisa Collins.

Prerequisite(s): ART 105 or ART 106 or coursework in Africana Studies, American Studies, Women, Feminist, and Queer Studies, or permission of the instructor.

Two 75-minute periods.

Course Format: CLS