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* |
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Coco Fusco* | Ana Mendieta |
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Kara Walker* | The Guerilla Girls* |
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Note: some artists make art about both race and gender or clan and class.