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Course Description What are the poetics of revolution? How does rebellion express itself differently in the streets, on the screen and within civic institutions? And what is the emergent role of artists in the-times-they-area -changing? Applying social movement theory, this inter-disciplinary course examines the intersection of art and politics through the visual and performative strategies at work in social protest in public and private spheres. Organized thematically across transnational and temporal boundaries, protest art becomes the guide through this anti-history of the contemporary world. By reviewing transnational history through progressive social movements, cultural crisis and creative production, the course unsettles the over-determined history written by the victors of war. The transgression against linear conceptions of history generates more radicalized conceptions of historical agency. In other words, by de-centering an otherwise Eurocentric hegemonic trajectory, overlooked actors of an internationalist history such as people representing the underdog are brought to the fore-namely the poor and working class, people of color, women, queer folk and people with disability. Marginalized histories of political resistance that have been writ out of mainstream narratives are reenacted into existence through our analysis. These histories include multi-racial and class-based coalitions and grassroots victories against state and structural violence. We examine small to large direct action protest tactics and how community based organizations articulate its social vision and ideology through the performance of protest. We study the embodiment of social movement knowledges through the visual construction and representation of critical mass identities and iconoclast martyrs. In addition to studying how moments of protest impact art production, we will also examine how they have been represented through art, literature, visual culture, media (film and television) and performance (music, theatre). We will engage and experiment with the new forms of protest and knowledge production in digital humanities and consider how the DIY approach to organic intellectualism and social organization manifest through new media and tomorrow's new day. NB: As a seminar, students should be prepared to participate in depth discussion on a weekly basis by completing the reading and viewing assignments. Since the subject matter of art is intrinsically visual and since Art Politics studies is an inter-disciplinary field, there is a strong multi-media element in the course. Students will be expected to view films regularly both online and in-class. Students are also strongly encouraged to attend outside exhibitions and performances for extra credit.
The aim of this graduate seminar is to introduce students to critical themes in the history of art since 1900. Weekly meetings are informed by readings from the textbook, supplemented with primary texts written by artists, critics, and theorists. Class sessions are student-driven and discussion-based. Upon completion of the course, students should possess (1) basic tools of textual and formal analysis; (2) general knowledge of the key movements and philosophies of art since 1900 and how they relate to one another and their historical contexts; (3) an understanding of the terms modernism, postmodernism, and contemporary art as they relate to the history of art.
Inspired by Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem " We Wear The Mask, " (1896) this inter-disciplinary course examines how race is constructed through representations in art, art history, museums, popular culture (film) and popular media (television). As a means to gain media literacy, students will learn how to recognize and analyze racial stereotypes in relation to the concepts of social inequality and white privilege. While there is an emphasis on racial representations, the course will also examine intersections with gender, sexuality and class. This course will examine how contemporary artists have engaged these stereotypes as a means to reproduce alternative visual representations of history, culture and race. (Cross-list with Ethnic Studies programs, Media/Communication Arts) With a focus on the cultural production of the 20 th and 21 st century, this inter-disciplinary course examines how the visual informs the construction of race, gender and sexuality within social and historical contexts. Students will study Black visual culture through the historical origins of world fair displays and museums (bodies and art objects as ethnographic study), fashion (dress, style, culturally-coded representation, photography), popular culture and mainstream entertainment (film, television) to policy, social protest and cultural movements. How do Black artists and curators engage, challenge and/or appropriate these visual representations? How do these cultural practitioners create counter-narratives against stereotyping and seek to produce alternative imagery? How do Black artists negotiate the subjective binaries of masculinity/femininity, straight/gay identities and further offer queer and transgender frameworks to understand race, culture and society? (Cross-list with Women Studies, Art History)
Course Description: APS 601 examines the modern transformation of East Asia focusing primarily on China, Japan, and Korea. As one of two gateway seminars for the MAPS program, it emphasizes historical methods for understanding contemporary East Asia within the context of modernity. The scope of this seminar will also address topics in economic development, global politics, cultural studies and other fields. The course will draw on journal articles, book chapters, and other materials posted on Canvas and brought in by students. Weekly classes will be a mix of lectures, discussions, and presentations.
Although social/new media are ubiquitous in these times, just why and how such media may be “social” and/or “new” in different contexts demands closer attention. This course adopts an organizing frame to understand how social/new media are strategically deployed by various actors. We will consider how individuals and groups use such media to engage stakeholders, with implications related to (but not restricted to): knowledge creation, socialization and collaboration, culture talk, disclosure and surveillance, and political movements. In doing so, we will explore not just how media may be “social” and/or “new,” but also how they might extend prevalent notions of “strategic communication.” Students will participate actively in class discussions using both face-to-face communication and social/new media. They will also learn to craft and critique practitioner strategies related to social/new media,
This course will cover current research, theory and methodology in the area of social media and politics, with particular emphasis on individual-level effects. We will adopt an international perspective, including research published in English conducted both in the Global North and South. We will discuss research from communication, political science, social psychology and computer science to address questions such as: Do social media influence what people know and think about politics? What are the affordances of different social media that matter for political engagement? How does misinformation and conspiracies spread online and influence our political beliefs? What are the effects of informal political conversations held on Facebook and Twitter? Do social media promote cross-cutting exposure or self-reinforcing echo chambers? In which ways governments are reacting to citizens’ activities on social media? When addressing these questions, we will pay particular attention to new theoretical concepts, the variety of methods employed to study social media and politics, and cross-national differences and similarities in published findings.
2024 •
Een van de oudste schuttersgilden in Nederland is het Sint-Annagilde in Oud-Zevenaar. Gilden waren van oorsprong verenigingen tot onderlinge hulp en samenwerking. Ze behartigden in een buurt de gemeen-schappelijke belangen en regelden onderlinge plichten en rechten. Zo ook het Sint-Annagilde dat in de zeventiende eeuw een schuttersgilde werd. Dit gilde kreeg in de loop van de negentiende eeuw steeds meer het karakter van een religieus-culturele organisatie. De schuttersgedachte verdween naar de achtergrond. Momenteel draagt het Sint-Annagilde nog bij aan de folklore en gemeenschapszin in Oud-Zevenaar
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Balázs Komoróczy, Michaela Kmošková, Petr Fedor, Zuzana Jarůšková, Marek Novák, Klára Sovová, František Trampota, David Rožnovský
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