ST: Disaster Recovery in Arts

Catalog description

Special Topic: Disaster Recovery in the Arts. Also listed as ARH-295 and HUM-295. This course is a comparative analysis from an artistic perspective of how disasters affect the cultural narratives of visual art. As a case study, the course will feature the events following the aftermath of Louisiana's Hurricane Katrina and Haiti's 2010 earthquake. This course explores the intersection of creative practice, trauma response, and redesigning memory in the aftermath of disaster. Students will examine how artists, cultural institutions, and creative networks contribute to recovery, remembrance, and renewal. Prerequisite: Second-year standing.