Verano 2009: Ciudadanías en Escena: Bogotá, Colombia

Course Dates

San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico: July 19- Aug 6, 2010

Taught by Diana Taylor and Jesusa Rodríguez

Course fee $1000

A lab fee will apply to all—$1000. for students from the U.S. and Canada and  $250. for those from Latin America. While housing and travel costs are separate, the Hemispheric Institute is negotiating very reasonable costs for room and board. All local expenses (performances, lectures, travel to local sites etc) will be covered by the lab fee).

Description

This course explores the many ways in which artists and activists use art (performance, mural paintings, graffiti, writing, music) to make a social intervention in the Americas.  We begin the course by examining several theories about art and activism (from Plato and Aristotle to Brecht, Boal, Buenaventura, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Foucault among others) and then focus on issues of agency, space, event, and audience in relation to major political movements (revolution, dictatorship, democracy, globalization, and human rights) as seen in the work of major practitioners. Jesusa Rodriguez will lead an intensive one-week performance workshop as part of the course.  Performances, video screenings, guest lectures, and visits to FOMMA, Chiapas Media Project, a Zapatista community and other activist projects will provide an additional dimension to the questions raised by the theoretical readings and discussions.  Students are encouraged to develop their own sites of investigation and present their work as a final presentation and paper.

Students from all member institutions of the Hemispheric Institute are encouraged to apply. NYU students can take the course for 4 pts of graduate credit through the Department of Performance Studies, and students from other institutions can take the course for credit as independent study in their home universities. Students from non-member institutions will be considered for admission, though priority will be given to graduate students from member institutions. To apply, send a short letter of interest, a c.v., and one letter of recommendation from a faculty member in your institution to Esta dirección electrónica esta protegida contra spambots. Es necesario activar Javascript para visualizarla . Although bilinguality (English-Spanish) is a plus, it is not required for this course.

Application

To apply, send a short letter of interest, a c.v., and one letter of recommendation from a faculty member in your institution to Esta dirección electrónica esta protegida contra spambots. Es necesario activar Javascript para visualizarla . Although bilinguality (English-Spanish) is a plus, it is not required for this course.