In this community-engaged class, students will be invited to learn about the dynamic history and role of the arts in Trenton through conversations with local artists and activists. Students will develop close listening skills with oral historian/artist Nyssa Chow. Readings include texts about urban invisibility, race, decoloniality, and public arts policy. Students will participate in the development of a virtual memorial and restorative project by Trenton artist Bentrice Jusu.
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Five class meetings will be in Trenton. Transportation to and from Princeton will be available. Assignments will include developing and presenting oral histories and archival materials. This course is appropriate for those with interests in arts from a performance or production perspective; those interested in how systemic racism has shaped, and destroyed, cities like Trenton; and those interested in the public and social roles that the arts play in invisible cities.
