[Peace] summer school course: art and social movements
Sarah Kanouse
kanouse at students.uiuc.edu
Thu Feb 26 16:31:49 CST 2004
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Summer II Elective on Art and Social Movements
ARTPA 219: Art and Social Movements
Summer II (June 14-August 6)
T, Th 9am-12pm, 1pm-4pm
Instructor: Sarah Kanouse
This art elective course introduces students to a range of ways in
which artists have participated in movements for social justice. The 12
hour/week course is a hybrid seminar-studio experience with an emphasis
on cross-disciplinary approaches, collaborative processes, and
experiences beyond the classroom.
Socially-engaged art practices have always had an uneasy relation to
both the art world and the academy, a relation which becomes all the
more uncomfortable when political artists work closely with concrete
movements for social justice. Conversely, artists allied with political
organizations often find their roles painfully limited to lending a
disposable cultural gloss to the ‘real’ politics. This course seeks
to correct these imbalances through uncovering political art's history,
making artwork, and engaging in informed critical dialogue about what
we create.
The primary instructor acts as a facilitator, posing critical questions
and developing a framework for inquiry and experience. Much of the
class, however, involves workshops by guest presenters, followed by
projects using the forms they introduce. Guest presenters return during
critique. Projects and guest presentations will be supplemented by core
readings, supplementary video screenings, and a field trip to Chicago.
There will be $25 materials fee for this course. Graduate credit may
be available with special arrangement.
Questions? Suggestions? Please contact Sarah Kanouse at
kanouse at uiuc.edu or 344-4662.
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