ARH 295
ST: Disaster Recovery in Arts
Grinnell College · UGRD · Fall 2026
Catalog description
Special Topic: Disaster Recovery in the Arts. Also listed as ADS-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.
Sections
Current meeting, instructor, credit, and enrollment details
01
9 openSeats: 11/20 seats Last recorded: Aug 13, 2026, 3:48 PM- Days & times
- Mo We Fr · 9:00 – 9:50 AM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 27 – Dec 18
- Location
- Humanities and Social Studies A1241
- Instructor
- Petrouchka L. Moise
Section notes
Cross-list ADS-295-01 and HUM-295-01
02
17 openSeats: 8/25 seats Last recorded: Aug 13, 2026, 3:48 PM- Days & times
- Mo We Fr · 9:00 – 9:50 AM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 27 – Dec 18
- Location
- Humanities and Social Studies N2170
- Instructor
- Danya Crites
Section notes
Writing intensive. Faculty will give substantial oral and/or written feedback to students on writing assignments and provide students with opportunities to apply that feedback to future assignments or revisions. At least 50% of the final grade is based on graded writing assignments.
03
10 openSeats: 10/20 seats Last recorded: Aug 13, 2026, 3:48 PM- Days & times
- Mo We · 2:40 – 4:00 PM
- Meeting dates
- Aug 27 – Dec 18
- Location
- Bucksbaum Center for the Arts 269
- Instructor
- Taryn Ely
Section notes
Cross-list FMS-295-02. Writing intensive. Faculty will give substantial oral and/or written feedback to students on writing assignments and provide students with opportunities to apply that feedback to future assignments or revisions. At least 50% of the final grade is based on graded writing assignments.