A Conversation About Politics in the Classroom
When: Sunday,
October 15, 2017
10:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Where: > See description for location
Cost: Free
Description: 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.
Hosted at the New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
Contact: Roz Crews rcrews@umassd.edu
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.
Hosted at the New Bedford Art Museum 608 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
Contact: Roz Crews rcrews@umassd.edu
Contact: > See Description for contact information
Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Graduate, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts