This is a student-initiated course to be offered for academic credit. The subject matter will vary from semester to semester and will be taught by the student facilitator under the supervision of the faculty sponsor. Topics to be related to art practice.

Artists have long made works that address issues of justice, equity, freedom and oppression. These works, and the strategies artists employ, are frequently informed by, produced through or in dialogue with social movements that seek to alter the conditions of society. The relationship between art and social movements raises questions about what it means to do art and what it means to do social justice. In order to explore the overlaps, tensions, and distinctions between the symbolic and practical practices of artists and social movements, this course combines student experimentation, readings, videos, discussion and site visits throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.