Sunday, October 15th,??10-1PM
New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
10-12PM??ALMOST ALL MY STUDENTS ARE WEARING BLACK:
An open dialogue about how to address politics in the classroom as a subjective professor working in an art school (because there???s no such thing as objective).
What do you think about discussing politics with your students? How do we make politics a vibrant part of class discussion without alienating students? What does it mean to ???talk about politics???? Are our classrooms the ???right place??? to get students thinking about how the political climate affects their lives? If not ???The University,??? where? Are we afraid ??? To lose our jobs? That we aren???t informed enough? That we aren???t trained to talk about politics? That our own work isn???t political enough? What do we have to lose? What do we have to gain? Are these conversations actually avoidable? Inevitable? Invaluable?
During this two hour, informal, public conversation, we will have time to introduce ourselves, time to reflect, time to ask questions, time to share stories, time to try things out, and most importantly time to listen to each other. This conversation is designed for artists who teach college art classes, but everyone is welcome to join including graduate students, undergraduate students, non-students, non-art professors, artists, and other people interested in the topic.
If there are a lot of people, we will likely split into groups based on our particular experiences. Please feel free to come prepared with specific anecdotes to share.
This discussion will be facilitated by Roz Crews,??UMass Dartmouth???s 2017-18 Artist in Residence.
12-1PM??FREE LUNCH HOSTED BY THE CENTER FOR UNDISCIPLINED RESEARCH
After we think critically about the role and presence of politics in classrooms, please stay for a light lunch provided by the??Center for Undisciplined Research???an art project that I???m working on with students, faculty, staff, and local people as the 2017-2018 Artist in Residence at UMass Dartmouth. Please RSVP if you plan to stay for lunch,??
rcrews@umassd.edu
Sunday???s??activities are generously sponsored by the??New Bedford Art Museum??and the Center for Undisciplined Research as part of the??Teaching Social Practice conference??organized by Ellen Mueller. Click here for more information about the??Teaching Social Practice conference.