Katherine Arentsen

Womanhouse was orchestrated by artists Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro in the early 1970s, and opened in 1972. The work of Judy Chicago often focused on the acknowledgement and appreciation of significant female historical figures and their accomplishments that were frequently overlooked. Miriam Schapiro similarly sought to introduce mediums that were typically seen as “feminine” to the realm of fine art. Both artists wanted to portray many of women’s shared experiences through art, as well as amplify the representation of female artists through the feminist art movement. Chicago, Schapiro, and twenty-one other women artists took it upon themselves to completely renovate the old, abandoned structure that would become Womanhouse, and establish it as a space of their own. It not only served as a work of art itself, but temporarily served as a place to host various pieces of art by the group of female art students. This installation provided space for interior installations, performances, and many other forms of art created for self-expression, the exploration of women’s issues, and criticism of the traditional gender roles being upheld during the time period, especially those related to domesticity.

    My name is Katherine and I am pursuing my bachelors in psychology, as well as dual certification to teach elementary and special education. I learned about Womanhouse in an art class I took last semester, and found the story behind it and the individual stories of the women behind it to be very inspiring. I was inspired when I learned how this small group of women restored the old house by themselves just so they could shape a space that gave them the opportunity to freely express themselves and their views through art. I found these women to be brave for vocally spreading awareness about women’s issues and openly denouncing the traditional female roles often assigned to them. I also thought they were brave for sharing their personal art surrounding these issues and topics of feminism with an overly critical public eye. Additionally, I found it inspiring how Chicago and Schapiro further used this space to educate others about art created by women from the past and the present and the unique elements they incorporated into their work, especially as art was a largely male-dominated field that often prevented the growth of women artists and availability of their work.

David C. + Goya

 Francisco Goya (1746-1828)

      Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, and engravings reflected contemporary historical upheavals and influenced important 19th- and 20th-century painters.

Hi, my name is David Castillo and I am in my fourth year at NJCU. I'm currently studying music performance with my main instrument being a classical guitar. The piece of art that I chose was Goya's "El Sueno de la Razon Produce Monstruos". I chose this piece of art because it depicts how when reason sleeps, the imagination produces monsters resulting in madness. Other than me being a fanatic of dark and bleak artwork, I feel a strong connection to the artwork. I heavily look inward when it comes to thoughts and how the overwhelming of troubling thoughts can create immense sickness in a person. Just how Goya's artwork is filled with symbolism with all its animals, I've done the same with having dark art being printed on my body.

                

Kayla Chance + Augusta Savage

 

Augusta Savage (1892-1962)

    Augusta Savage is African American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Augusta was an educator who battled racism and equal rights to secure a place for African American women in the art world. Augusta was well known for her clay sculptures, after her love of making clay animals as a child. During Augusta clay sculpting career her father believed that her art was a sinful practice. One of Augusta most notable works is a commission for Harlem Library of a bust of W. E. B. Du Bois.

Self Portrait        

    Hi my name is Kayla Chance, I graduated in May of 2021 with my associates in Respiratory Care. I am majoring in Health Information Management here at NJCU. The reason why I chose Augusta Savage was because I was inspired on how she was apart of the Harlem Renaissance working towards equal rights so that African American women have the right to show off their art. I was also inspired on how Augusta did not allow her father's negative outlook get in the way of her pursuing her love for her sculptures. Augusta ambition and drive inspired me to be more confident in myself on pursuing my goals and my passion on becoming Registered Respiratory Therapist one day.

Keishla Hernandez + Julia de Burgos

       Julia de Burgos     

   

           Julia de Burgos was an advocate of Puerto Rican independence, she served as Secretary General of the daughters of Freedom, the women's branch of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. She was also a civil right activist for women and African/Afro-Caribbean writers. Burgos poetry explored issues like Puerto Rico's colonial past, the legacy of slavery and American imperialism. She was viewed as a woman of great intelligence, bravery and a rebellious spirit. I choose her since she is a role model for other women, and she had a really powerful voice in my country. Trought her poems and essays, Burgos shared her thoughts on social ills, justice, love for Puerto Rico and its political independence, social reforms and better living conditions for Puerto Rican immigration. 

Keishla Hernandez

My name is Keishla Hernandez, and I was born in Puerto Rico. The reason why I choose Julia de Burgos as my activist is because she has inspired me and many other women in my country to fight for our rights. However, she has also served as a role model for new generations. Back in the days when I was in my country, I remember that she was a very important poet and many of my professors in school used her work, and that's how I got to know about her. I choose her because her voice literally changed the course of Puerto Ricans in the United States. Even though she left the country she always used her voice to fight for our rights and women rights specifically. Her hard work and love for her country made her one of the greatest poets of Puerto Rico. Like Julia I also had to leave my country at a young age to seek for better opportunities, but I will forever be proud of Puerto Rico just like she was.    

Casper David Friedrich + Michell Zheng

 

Wanderer above the Sea of Fog by Casper Friedrich 

I personally chose this piece of art because this piece has been considered one of the masterpieces of romanticism. People believed that this was a self portrait of Friedrich. He painted this a contemplation and self reflection, mesmerized by the haze of the sea fog as if it were a religious and spiritual experience. He wonders at that moment about the unforeseen future. This inspires me because many of us including myself we try and find a place in our mind to be inspired or to be creative in life. Many times in our lives we wonder where we will be in the future, who will we become, and what can we do to succeed in life. Friedrich found his inspiration through nature, and all his paintings surrounded itself was by nature. In all my life I could never understand why I look up at the sky. looking at the trees, or looking at every mountain I pass by when I am in the car. This is because when I look at them I have a clearer mind, a better way for myself to just think. His art was also dislayed as a act of individualism. As a female, I rely on noone, but myself. I take care of myself, and I work everyday of my life to be independent on my own.

Self Portrait

Heavenly Acosta + Robert Mapplethorpe

 

Robert Mapplethorpe 'Self Portrait' (1988) 

    I was inspired by Robert Mapplethorpe because he had an odd obsession with skulls as shown in his self-portrait that was taken of him. He was a photographer during the 1970s in New York, where punk was beginning to form along with the gay culture. In an article I found, he was defined by satanic tinged black leather sadomasochism due to the fact that he enjoyed taking photos which were read as rage against mortality and the ruination of AIDS, which was a growing issue during that time. I found him interesting because he took an object that represented death or something fearful, and he believed that it was an object of purity. 

    Ever since I was a teen, I was always obsessed with things that most people wouldn't be obsessed with, growing up I always loved porcelain dolls. Their painted eyes and facial features didn't seem to scare me, but they rather interested me and made me view them as objects of beauty. The doll in my selfie is a doll that my mom got me as a birthday gift and I honestly love looking at her, she is made to appear as a little vampire girl with a small tooth around her neck and big beautiful button eyes. She doesn't scare me but she actually lets me appreciate the love that I have for learning about the paranormal and I feel as though objects that are viewed as "creepy" or odd by some people, can be viewed as an object of beauty and an object of purity.

Michelle Garcia + Tanya Aguiñiga

Lo egoista que somos como socieded al priorizer el bien individual al bien colectira. ¡Abajo el Muro! This translates to, "How selfish we are as a society to prioritize individual good over the collective good. Down with the wall! This comes from La Frontera - The Border: An Interdisciplinary Examination by Tanya Aguiñiga. She is a Los Angeles-based artist, designer, and activist. How she gets involved and promotes her collective creation within communities by spearheading art-based advocacy projects including the Border Art Workshop/Taller de Arte Fronterizo in Maclovio Rojas, Mexico and AMBOS (Art Made Between Opposite Sides), and so much more. These words came from someone who was going to cross the border and wrote about their experience, the relationship between the U.S and Mexico, and people's mental state at the time of crossing.

In this picture I went to Mexico for the first time, the first time meeting the rest of my family, and getting to know more about the country my parents came from. But first, let me introduce myself, Hello my name is Michelle Garcia I am currently a Junior here at NJCU. I am majoring in Criminal Justice and Psychology. Tanya Aguiñiga is an inspiration and her work hits home for me because of how she represents not only herself having to cross the border to go to school but also the people living on the other side. She creates voices for those who have not been heard and for those who have lost them on the way trying to cross the border. She also shows in her work how it is like to be in the people crossing the border shoes and what they feel and sees (one of my favorite pieces is borderlands). I've heard stories from my family on how they would cross the border and how dangerous it was because they would shoot people while trying to cross. Being in Mexico is so peaceful it isn't what people portray it to be... a country of drugs and gang bangers. But one thing I could say is there is a lot of poverty and nothing to compare to the U.S because everyone seems so happy even with the little things they have. Some do want a better life and decide to cross the border over to the U.S because that's what they have always been told. A lot of work does go back and forth between her and the people living on the other side of the wall. 

Na'zir Brown + MLK

                             

            This photo was obtained by the associated press, but it was long ago when this photo was taken by a photographer which in my opinion is the best kind of art. This photograph was taken of Martin Luther King who was a leading civil rights activist. The photo was taken after he wrote the letter from Birmingham Jail which was very influential to African American people everywhere.

                        

        My name is Nazir Brown and I am now a junior at NJCU. I dedicate myself to my school work and I also maintain a job outside of school. I find these kind of projects very interesting because I don't really get to explore art in this kind of way. I never peaked a lot of interest into it but this assignment has really opened my eyes to some very beautiful pieces of work. I hope I can do more like this.

     The reason I chose this photo is because it reminded me of a project I did in High school about people of black history and I wanted a chance to recreate another photo. In my opinion this man represented peace in a time where hate and violence and prejudice were a problem but he preserved. MLK is significant because he was a civil rights leader who paved the way for people of color. To me that photo above represents looking towards a better future with hope and peace. It was very inspiring to see one man spark a change for a whole nation of people.

Marcel Jones + Faith Ringgold

 

Jazz Stories: Mama Can Sing, Papa Can Blow #1
Somebody Stole My Broken Heart, 2004

  Faith Ringgold is an African American multimedia artist and an activist. She was born in 1930, during the Great Depression, and is most known for displaying the lives of African Americans through story quilts. During the 1960's and 70's a majority of her work was political and she was part of a committee that protested an art exhibition to demand that 50 percent of the exhibitors should be women. Ringgold has also written numerous books, some stand alone, and others go along with her story quilts. She currently works in Englewood, New Jersey and is the recipient of 22 Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Degrees.

Phases of Me

    My name is Marcel and I am a junior here at NJCU pursuing a bachelors in biology. I am particularly fascinated with wildlife and hope to become a zoologist one day. In addition, I have always loved art. I have been creating artwork since middle school. I see it as an escape from the average day to day activities in my life. Drawing and painting are definitely my favorite hobbies. I also own an online business, A.J.X. The Brand, where I use some designs on the clothing I sell. Art follows me everywhere I go. 

    Faith Ringgold is an exceptional multimedia artist and I find her work as an activist truly admirable. In her "Makers" interview , she discusses her activism. She was very concerned with the lack of female and African American presence in the world around her. Ringgold also founded a new art style which is painting story quilts. I feel connected with her because she is an innovative, and outspoken role model for me. I remember being nervous about attending a predominately white school, because I knew there would be little to no individuals who looked like me. However, that didn't deter me from being myself and I graduated in the top 20% of my class. During my time in high school, I remember drafting up a letter with my friend, and it was addressed to the principal of the high school and also the superintendent of the school district. The letter was about increasing the acknowledgement and teachings of imperative black individuals in history during Black History Month in our school. The letter was seen by the vice principal who out into place new measures to follow through with the proposed measures in the letter. To me, that was my first moment of activism and from then on, I try to incorporate different social issues in some of my pieces that I create in my spare time or for assignments. The image above is my first digital art work that I created via Canva. It is mainly showing the different sides of who I am as a young black woman. I notice that we are always coined as being "strong", and while I may fit that box, there's so much more to me and others like me that is yet to be acknowledged. I like to get dressed up, get dressed down, and dance. Sometimes, I feel ecstatic and in love with life, and other times I feel upset and angry at the way things turn out. These are my phases.

krysti alejandro

 

Biodiversity by Favianna Rodriguez

Favianna Rodriguez is an Afro-Peruvian Latina American who uses her artwork for political poster designs in the struggle for racial justice in Oakland, California.

Hello, my name is Krysti Alejandro and I am a media arts major. Out of all the artists I researched I related most to her. As a Latina myself, seeing someone who can take the discrimination towards themselves and others like them and turn it into art is an amazing thing. 

I chose this picture of myself because of the vibrant abstract artwork I am standing in front of. I am in no way an artist so being able to draw artwork like Favianna's would be basically impossible for me, so instead, I found this picture of myself from when I visited California and went to a bunch of different art galleries. I think the abstract art from my photo and Favianna's painting are very similar, she uses very vibrant colors to tell her story, the main difference is the shapes themselves, the art behind me in my picture are rectangles and squares while in Favianna's art piece it is more round in shape.

Overall I enjoyed a lot of Favianna Rodriguez's work and as a Latina she is making it possible for people that look like her get their chance to showcase the causes they choose to fight for.

Alyssa Hong and artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya (@alonglastname)

Stand with Us (2021)

    Here in Jersey City, there's a mural by the Holland Tunnel of three women gazing up into the sky with the slogan, "stand with us." Artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya is the Public Artist in Residence at the NYC Commission on Human Rights, and as an Asian American herself, is creating works to support the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Her "Stand with Us" piece is along my commute to Manhattan, where my family makes monthly trips to Chinatown to see my aunts, uncles and grandmother. For a day, my mother and her side of the family would show me where they grew up, including all the restaurants and food stands they loved and the places they spent their time. My mom showed me where she met her dad and where they would go after school to see each other. These trips have been something to look forward and a constant for all of my life, up until March 2020.

    With the rise of COVID-19, going outside had been strongly restricted starting in the first half of the year. For me, that meant not being able to visit my grandma because I might get her sick, and knowing her history of respiratory disease, catching COVID would be life-threatening. It also meant that, with the entire world on lockdown, hate for Chinese people, and Asians in general, would increase dramatically. My mom asked me to quit my job in fear of me being attacked at work, and I feared the same for her. As conditions have somewhat relaxed in the past few months, with the help of vaccines and testing, I was able to visit my grandmother the last few months before she died December 16, 2021, and I remember on one of my last visits, passing by Phingbodhipakkiya's work on the Pulaski Skyway.

Britney N

 

“Birdcage” by Marcia Diaz

• Artwork spread mental health awareness 

Hello, 

My Name is Britney Hartberger. I am 19 years old. My major is psychology. Many of the artists I’ve researched, I honestly related to this artwork because I like talking about mental health. I sometimes see quotes on Instagram about mental belays and post it on my story for those who are struggling or maybe just having a bad day see those quotes and maybe it can help because personally it has helped me a lot. 

I want people to be aware of these issues others have and not be afraid to talk about it. I choose to draw recreate “birdcage” by Marcia Diaz but recreate it into myself. I’ve honestly never been diagnosed but I feel as I struggle a lot with anxiety. A lot of people like myself struggle or feel something and don’t have the courage to speak up.

   

Syllabus

Acts of Resistance: Activists, Interlopers and Pranksters

SPRING 2022

Wednesdays 9:55am-12:35pm

Prof. Doris Cacoilo      

*CLASS MEETINGS WILL BE HELD ON ZOOM WITH HERE WILL BE THREE IN-PERSON MEETINGS at NJCU. CLASS ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE POSTED TO A CLASS BLOG: https://actsofresistancesp2022.blogspot.com           

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This is a course about media subversives: people working outside of mainstream media institutions who nonetheless find creative and provocative ways to use the media for cultural, political, and/or economic critique and resistance. Over the course of the semester, we will examine a range of "alternative" media phenomena.

Activists + Interlopers + Pranksters will engage social analysis and cultural critique to examine and reflect on the media influences that effect (or distort) and inform (or misinform) our communities and culture. This course places value on being meta-aware of the relationship between culture and creative production within communities, as well as the necessity of being socially conscientious citizens.

This course uses culture studies and social analysis to investigate the myriad ways in which individuals, groups and subcultures use creative productions to perform and manifest ‘acts of resistance’ against the hegemony of western Eurocentric culture, dominant societal institutions, and class/power structures. The course will examine the American consumer culture and unpack the influence capitalism can have on communities and the production of culture and sub-culture.

The goal of this course will not be simply to romanticize "outlaws", nor will it merely condemn them as criminals or troublemakers. Instead, it will focus on how and why such figures struggle against the global "media monopoly" so that students might come to a richer understanding of the nature of the media's considerable political and cultural power, and the ways that ordinary people can engage with powerful cultural institutions as active participants, innovative creators, and powerful critics. 

This course encourages a broader consideration of citizenship by thinking critically about the relationship of images, values and ideals in a highly complex visual world. Conscientious citizenship is also honed by examining cultural forces and the effect they have on personal and social values and ideals. Students will think critically and complexly about issues of media, culture, politics, and how creative productions can influence these.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING

Our class time will be split between discussion, lecture, and presentations ON ZOOM.  While in discussion please be respectful of the opinions of others even if they stand diametrically opposed to your own. You must be in class ON TIME and prepared for class each week. Failure to do so will be reflected in your participation grade. Failure to do so consistently can lead to failure in the course.

REQUIRED TEXTS

This is What I Know About Art by Kimberly Drew, Penguin Workshop, New York 2020 

The Interventionists: Users’ Manual for the Creative Disruption of Everyday Lives edited by Nato Thomson and Gregory Sholette, MIT Press, Cambridge 2004 (only used copies available. Also available online as a pdf at: http://www.gregorysholette.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Interventionists_03_14_041.pdf)

Additional readings on Blackboard http://blackboard.njcu.edu/ and linked online.

READINGS AND CLASS PARTICIPATION Various weekly reading assignments will be assigned from the required texts, on blackboard and linked on the blog. The full reading schedule will be distributed on the class blog. Readings are due each week. All readings are REQUIRED unless otherwise stated. 

ATTENDANCE Attendance is mandatory. More than one unexcused absence in the class will begin to count against your grade. Attendance and participation in the class discussions make up your attendance/participation grade. Each absence beyond one will count against this average.

FOR CLASS DISCUSSION: For each week’s readings you must select two quotes or passages from each of the readings and write a brief reaction to each quote. I will periodically collect these assignments on our class blog. Please have them typed up each week so you can access them during class. I will call on students each week during our Zoom class discussion to read and discuss these quotes in class.

WRITING ASSIGNMENTS Two short essay assignments that draw on the class readings in response to our in-person visits to the art galleries at NJCU will be due during the semester. These will be explained in class and will be described in detail on the class blog. These assignments will be submitted by posting to the class blog.

ART AND ACTIVISM INTERVENTION PROJECTS

This is a three-part project that asks students to think about and research the database of current events and social issues. Look to issues, artists, movements or citizen actions that exemplify acts of resistance. We will be highlighting many during the semester. Using the readings and resources of the course as a way to make a critical argument, create a project that acts as advocacy, intervention, performance or amplifies a social issue of your choice. Look to other art projects, artists and movements to inspire, and connect to your own interventions.

The goal of this multi-part assignment is to get you to take a stand on a significant issue(s) related to the course material and then to highlight and support past or current acts of resistance. In order to be a conscientious participant in community and society, one must attend the current events and important social/political struggles of current times. Race relations, gender equality, social justice, health care, reproductive rights, privacy, corporate regulation, marriage equality, religious tolerance, LGBT rights, etc. are all examples of issues citizens have engaged in acts of opposition and resistance, using any number of creative strategies.

INTERVENTION 1+2: In response to the artists, issues and projects we discuss and learn in class, students must design and create art activism projects that are directly inspired by projects that they learn in class. Each project will be in response to a particular artist's work or several artists works. These short projects will explore art advocacy and intervention. The projects will allude to physical and public interventions but can be created for the purposes of this semester to be interventions during isolation and social distancing. The projects will involve the creation of a meme/performance and a poster/print project. These will be assigned and specified in class and on blog.

INTERVENTION 3 FINAL: Choosing any one or combination of processes that you have explored during the semester design and create an extensive art intervention. This can involve any combination of approaches and media. The project should connect to your own ideas of advocacy, social justice and resistance. Through an oral, written and visual presentation of your artwork you will make a case for why this act of resistance is important, timely and worth engaging in and promoting.

Consider and research extensively and thoughtfully the history and development of the issue you have chosen. The themes and topics of the course have had a recurring history of friction within America’s culture and institutions.You will need to describe and explain the strategies that have been used and are now being used to engage this issue and explain how the example you have chosen to highlight fits into the larger issue. Be sure to research extensively and thoughtfully in choosing your project. You must connect to the work of other artists and activists in your presentation. You will present the research and historical background, supporting your artist(s) or movement(s) along with the project. Your project should coincide with your own professional ambitions. Projects can be performance, social-engagement interactions, community interventions, video/photography, print/poster, painting, sculpture, audio and sound projects, and other forms.

Final projects will include a writing portion that explains the project and presents the research. The writing project can take the form of an online article, an essay, a blog, a website, tumblr, or even a podcast. Students can present ideas outside of this list if they would like to propose other ways of presenting their writing for this assignment.

TWITTER or INSTAGRAM (Extra credit +3pts) You can create a twitter OR Instagram account - if you do not already have one. You must share two artworks, articles or other related content about artists and issues related to the class readings EACH WEEK. Use the hashtag #actsofresistanceAIP

GRADING

Attendance is mandatory and all assignments must be finished and handed in on time to receive a passing grade for this course.

60% semester projects 

20% 2 blog posts 

20% attendance/participation (Contributions to class discussion + attendance)

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students will:

1. Develop an objective understanding of visual communication practices.

2. Value judging, appropriation, and cooperation as strategies for creative problem solving.

3. Correlate the role of information and visual design to cultural production as a means of mass influence.

4. Interpret the difference between cliché and archetype, cultural construct and stereotype, representation and signification.

5. Create alternative strategies for cultural interactions as a means to disrupt common interpretations.

6. Integrate social and empirical research into projects.

7. Consider creative problem solving as a way to invent solutions to real world problems.

8. Engage substantially with a significant social, cultural, and/or political issue.

 

HEALTH AND SAFETY

You are not to risk the health or safety of yourself or any of the other people in the Art department. To ensure safety strictly follow all safety procedures explained to you as well as the New Jersey City University regulations. If you have any concerns or questions or are ever unclear about proper safety and health procedures, then ask the instructor or appropriate authority.  

If you feel you have any special concerns or problems that you would like to address please feel free to bring them to my attention. If there are any health concerns, either physical or psychological, that may affect your ability to fully participate in the class or complete assignments I am available to discuss possible solutions or address any of your concerns. If you have health or disability concerns that you would like to address but do not feel it is appropriate to discuss them with me there are services on campus available to address your concerns; contact Student/Health Services (Vodra Hall, Suite 107, 201-200-3456), the Art Department Office, or feel free to see me for contact info.

CLASS SCHEDULE 

ALL READINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE SPECIFIED WEEKLY IN CLASS AND ON THE CLASS BLOG It is the student’s responsibility to check the blog each week for required readings and assignments. All readings can be found in the required texts, online (linked from the blog) or on Blackboard.

If you ever have questions or concerns about the schedule, due dates, changes or anything else please ask me after class or e-mail me: dcacoilo@njcu.edu

Class Discussion Topic	Readings/Assignments due
1/19 Introduction to Acts of Resistance	ZOOM SESSION at 10am Get the books! Introduction of the course syllabus, class blog and themes
1/26 Intervention - Identity and Power	ZOOM SESSION at 10am SELFIE AND INTRODUCTION POST due on the Blog READINGS DUE:  The Interventionists, Trespassing Relevance pg 13-22  and bell hooks Understanding Patriarchy (ON BLACKBOARD) See blog for additional readings due.
2/2 Intervention - Seeing Images, Symbols and Language	ZOOM SESSION at 10am READINGS DUE: John Berger Ways of Seeing Ch7 (ON BLACKBOARD)  and  Susan Sontag excerpt from On Photography (linked from the blog)
2/9 Intervention - Rethinking individual space and power for public discourse	ZOOM SESSION at 10am READINGS DUE:  The Interventionists Chapter 1 Nomads, Encyclopedia Entries pg 147-154  See blog for additional MEME readings due.
2/16 Curatorial Activism - Power, Consumption, Art	IN-PERSON  Class at NJCU VA Gallery INTERVENTION 1 DUE on blog READINGS DUE: Kimberly Drew book (entire book) See blog for additional readings due.
2/23  Signs of Resistance - History of Protest - Civil Rights	ZOOM SESSION at 10am SHORT ESSAY 1 DUE READINGS DUE:  Siegler text PDF (ON BLACKBOARD) See blog for additional readings due.
3/2 Collective - What to make, the didactic	ZOOM SESSION at 10am READINGS DUE: The Interventionists Chapter 4 The Experimental University pg 111-132     See blog for additional readings due.
3/9 SPRING BREAK	NO CLASS
3/16 Pranksters - Ready to Wear - The Yes Men	ZOOM SESSION at 10am READINGS DUE: The Interventionists Chapter 3 Ready to Wear pgs 97-108  See blog for additional readings due.
3/23 Graphics - Identity and Politics	IN-PERSON  Class at NJCU VA Gallery INTERVENTION 2 DUE on blog READINGS: no new readings due - see links for gallery exhibition materials
3/30 Graphics - Identity and Politics	ZOOM SESSION at 10am SHORT ESSAY 2 DUE READINGS: See blog
4/6 Interlopers - Reclaiming the Streets	ZOOM SESSION at 10am Final Project ideas shared READINGS: The Interventionists  Chapter 2 Reclaiming the Streets pg. 63-94
4/13 Interlopers - Reclaiming the Streets	ZOOM SESSION at 10am READINGS: Seeing Power Chapter 7 Occupying Space 147-164 PDF (ON BLACKBOARD)
4/20 Power, Intervention, Politics Works In Progress	READINGS: See blog for readings FINAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS DRAFTS must be posted to the blog for discussion.
4/27 FINAL PROJECT PRESENTATIONS - Part 1	IN PERSON PRESENTATIONS VA157  *PIZZA PARTY* FINAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS DUE All projects must be posted to and linked from the class blog the night before presentations begin
5/11 FINAL PROJECT PRESENTATIONS - Part 2	TBD