How do Black visual artists draw on cinematic, photographic and historical archives to create innovative new work? How do they “fabulate” new possibilities for understanding the past and envisioning the future differently? And how might aspiring young artists use this work as a source of inspiration? This seminar engages the practice of “critical fabulation” (rigorous archival research and speculative storytelling) in the work of Black contemporary artists, using it as a point of departure for students to craft their own critical responses to these artworks in ways that bring their research and creative practice into conversation.
Distribution Area: LA
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Not Open to First Year Undergraduates.
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