Read Chapter 12 Race, Gender, Clan, and Class, page 341 to page 376. Watch the following videos as part of your focus in the discussion: veido to watch 1 Can art amend history? | Titus Kaphar 2 Hundre

Mini Films to Watch for Film Club Chart:

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A Conversation on Race

This series of short films features everyday people as they discuss issues of race and identity in America.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/your-stories/conversations-on-race?module=inline

Who, Me, Biased?

This series takes a closer look at the unfair effects of our subconscious.

https://www.nytimes.com/video/who-me-biased?module=inline

Hyphen Nation

What makes someone American? How do you define American identity? In these films, nine American citizens describe their struggle to belong in a nation that both embraces and rejects them.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/storywall/hyphen-nation?module=inline

Confronting Racist Objects

Millions of racist objects sit in the homes of everyday Americans. What is their place today? This series features stories about reconciling, reclaiming and reinterpreting racist objects.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/09/us/confronting-racist-objects.html?module=inline

Hundreds Paint "End Racism Now" Mural in Fort Worth

On June 26-28, hundreds of artists and volunteers painted a block-long mural declaring ‘End Racism Now’ on Main Street in downtown Fort Worth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDmKFy9zdX8

List of Artists

RACE

GENDER

CLAN

CLASS

Michael Ray Charles

Gabriel Garcia Roman

James Luna*

Barbara Kruger

Kehinde Wiley*

Carrie Mae Weems*

Guillermo Gomez Pena*

Dorthea Lange

Titus Kaphar

Judy Chicago

Enrique Chagoya

Narsiso Martinez

Glenn Lignon*

Cindy Sherman

Sedrick Huckaby*

Yinka Shonibare

Kerry James Marshall

Lorna Simpson*

Letitia Huckaby*

 

Coco Fusco*

Ana Mendieta

 

 

Kara Walker*

The Guerilla Girls*

 

Note: some artists make art about both race and gender or clan and class.