ART of the MOOC: Activism and Social Movements

Duke University

Об этом курсе

This course is for activists, artists, and thinkers who wish to better understand and participate in social change. We will focus on the prolific and exciting overlap between socially engaged art and cultural practices generated by recent social movements around the world. Rather than assess the political efficacy of activities like mourning, listening, organizing, dancing, or partying, the lectures examine such cultural activities next to, and within, contemporary art practice. Included in the course are guest presentations by key artists, activists, and scholars, like: Rebecca Gomperts, Chido Govera, Gulf Labor, Hans Haacke, Sharon Hayes, Jolene Rickard, Gregory Sholette, Joshua Wong, and many more. Designed by artist and Duke professor, Pedro Lasch and co-taught by Creative Time artistic director, Nato Thompson, the course challenges learners to treat the MOOC itself as a social and artistic form. This happens mostly through the practical components, local project productions, global exchanges, and critical feedback. While no prior art making or activist experience is required, projects also offer challenging options for advanced learners. For other course offerings or language versions in this series, just search 'ART of the MOOC' inside the Coursera course catalogue.

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Approx. 7 hours to complete

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English

Субтитры: English, Spanish

Только онлайн-курсы

Начните сейчас и учитесь по собственному графику.

Approx. 7 hours to complete

Предполагаемая нагрузка: 3 hours/week

English

Субтитры: English, Spanish

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

1

Section

1 hour to complete

Introduction to Activism and Social Movements

This short module includes an overview of the course's structure, working process, global community, and overall guidelines. Make sure to read it right away and refer back to it whenever needed....

1 video (Total 2 min), 3 readings

1 videos

Introduction to Art of the MOOC1m

3 readings

Course Structure10m

Community Collaboration10m

Course Information and Resources10m

2

Section

2 hours to complete

Activism and Social Movements: Lectures, Guest Presentations, and Quiz

This opening segment is dedicated to the prolific and exciting overlap between socially engaged art and cultural practices generated by recent social movements around the world. Environmentalism, AIDS activism, Queer movements, Zapatismo, immigrant rallies, alter-globalization, the World Social Forum, Occupy, the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement, museum boycotts, and democratic uprisings in the Middle East will be seen in dialogue with cultural producers who participate in these movements or are inspired by them. Rather than assess the political efficacy of such cultural activities, we will examine their place within contemporary art practices. Based on Listening, Organizing, Dancing, or Partying, each student’s contribution will respond to a particular social movement of their choosing....

10 videos (Total 118 min), 1 quiz

10 videos

Organizing Sustained and Sporadic Actions11m

From Refusal and Boycott to Humor and Satire10m

Subverting Symbols and Power Structures12m

Prompt-Overview of Project and Peer Assessment2m

Beka Economopoulos16m

Gulf Labor16m

Rebecca Gomperts10m

Leonidas Martin14m

Naeem Mohaiemen11m

Joshua Wong11m

1 practice exercises

Activism and Social Movements Quiz20m

3

Section

2 hours to complete

Activism and Social Movements: Project and Peer Review

The prompt, lecture and guest presentations will provide a foundation and inspiration for students’ own experiments....

1 quiz

4

Section

2 hours to complete

Aesthetics, Art History, and Cultural Institutions - Lectures, Guest Presentations, and Quiz

Just as recent social movements have transformed contemporary art and culture, activists have relied on ideas developed in more specialized cultural circles, sometimes without knowing it. Starting with an exploration of the ways in which socially engaged public art has been included and excluded from particular narratives, theories, institutions, and events, we will use this lesson to follow social practices as they question conventional art and art history. As we do so, students will be invited to create projects that directly engage with Cultivating, Farming, Cooking, or Eating—activities that are fundamentally social but traditionally seen to contradict serious artistic production....

9 videos (Total 85 min), 1 quiz

9 videos

Art Historical Terms and the Art of Everyday Life8m

Cultural Institutions and and International Exhibitions6m

Prompt-Overview of Project and Peer Assessment4m

Chido Govera8m

Hans Haacke15m

Future Farmers8m

Shannon Jackson13m

Jolene Rickard12m

Abigail Satinsky7m

1 practice exercises

Aesthetics, Art History and Cultural Institutions Quiz20m

5

Section

2 hours to complete

Aesthetics, Art History, and Cultural Institutions: Project and Peer Review

The prompt, lecture and guest presentations will provide a foundation and inspiration for students’ own experiments....

1 quiz

6

Section

1 hour to complete

Embodied Knowledges - Lectures, Guest Presentations, and Quiz

This lesson will use the notion of ‘embodied knowledges’ to link activism and socially engaged art to performance art, gesture, and ‘writing without words.’ Recognizing that knowledge is inseparable from one’s lived, physical, and social experience, ‘embodied knowledges” challenge the Western paradigms that separate information from matter, reason from affect, mind from the body, the worker from her labor, the individual from the collective. This lesson’s practical components will ask students to actively think ‘from’ their particular site of enunciation and ‘through’ their particular embodied knowledge. Guest presenters: Mujeres Creando, Regina José Galindo, Mariam Ghani, Sharon Hayes, Chemi Rosado-Seijo...

7 videos (Total 64 min), 1 quiz

7 videos

Embodied Knowledges6m

Prompt-Overview of Project and Peer Assessment3m

Mujeres Creando2m

Regina José Galindo9m

Mariam Ghani17m

Sharon Hayes17m

Chemi Rosado-Seijo6m

1 practice exercises

Embodied Knowledges Quiz20m

7

Section

2 hours to complete

Embodied Knowledge: Project and Peer Reviews

The prompt, lecture and guest presentations will provide a foundation and inspiration for students’ own experiments....

1 quiz

Instructors

Nato Thompson

Chief Curator

Pedro Lasch

Visual Artist and Associate Research Professor

About Duke University

Duke University has about 13,000 undergraduate and graduate students and a world-class faculty helping to expand the frontiers of knowledge. The university has a strong commitment to applying knowledge in service to society, both near its North Carolina campus and around the world....

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Frequently Asked Questions

When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
Once you enroll for a Certificate, you’ll have access to all videos, quizzes, and programming assignments (if applicable). Peer review assignments can only be submitted and reviewed once your session has begun. If you choose to explore the course without purchasing, you may not be able to access certain assignments.
What will I get if I pay for this course?
If you pay for this course, you will have access to all of the features and content you need to earn a Course Certificate. If you complete the course successfully, your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. Note that the Course Certificate does not represent official academic credit from the partner institution offering the course.
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Will I receive a transcript from Duke University for completing this course?
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ART of the MOOC: Activism and Social Movements