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ART of the MOOC: Activism and Social Movements

Explore the intersection of art and activism in social movements. Learn from artists and activists worldwide.

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Free course

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10 Hours

Self-paced lessons

This course examines the exciting overlap between socially engaged art and cultural practices generated by recent social movements worldwide. Designed for activists, artists, and thinkers, it focuses on understanding and participating in social change through artistic and cultural means. The course explores various social movements, including environmentalism, AIDS activism, Queer movements, and democratic uprisings, in dialogue with contemporary art practices. Students will engage with guest presentations by key artists, activists, and scholars, and participate in practical components and global exchanges. The course challenges learners to treat the MOOC itself as a social and artistic form, encouraging critical thinking and creative expression.

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4.5

21,558 Enrolled

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Pedro Lasch

Pedro Lasch

Nato Thompson

Nato Thompson

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Pedro Lasch

Nato Thompson

Nato Thompson

What you'll learn

  • Understand the relationship between art and social movements

  • Analyze socially engaged art practices and their impact

  • Explore various forms of artistic activism and cultural resistance

  • Develop critical thinking skills in evaluating art and social change

  • Learn from case studies of successful artist-activist collaborations

  • Create your own artistic responses to social issues

  • Engage with global perspectives on art and activism

  • Understand the concept of embodied knowledge in artistic practice

Skills you'll gain

activism
social movements
socially engaged art
cultural practices
contemporary art
environmental activism
queer movements
embodied knowledge

This course includes:

118 Minutes PreRecorded video

9 assignments

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There are 7 modules in this course

This course explores the intersection of art and activism in contemporary social movements. Students will examine how artists and activists use creative practices to engage with social issues, challenge power structures, and inspire change. The curriculum covers a range of topics, including the role of art in environmental activism, AIDS advocacy, and democratic uprisings. Through lectures, guest presentations, and hands-on projects, participants will gain insights into the strategies and methodologies used in socially engaged art. The course emphasizes the importance of embodied knowledge and encourages students to develop their own artistic responses to social issues. By engaging with diverse perspectives from artists and activists worldwide, learners will develop a critical understanding of the relationship between art, activism, and social transformation.

Introduction to Activism and Social Movements

Module 1 · 31 Minutes to complete

Activism and Social Movements: Lectures, Guest Presentations, and Quiz

Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete

Activism and Social Movements: Project and Peer Review

Module 3 · 1 Hours to complete

Aesthetics, Art History, and Cultural Institutions - Lectures, Guest Presentations, and Quiz

Module 4 · 1 Hours to complete

Aesthetics, Art History, and Cultural Institutions: Project and Peer Review

Module 5 · 1 Hours to complete

Embodied Knowledges - Lectures, Guest Presentations, and Quiz

Module 6 · 1 Hours to complete

Embodied Knowledge: Project and Peer Reviews

Module 7 · 1 Hours to complete

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Pedro Lasch
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4.4

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Pedro Lasch, born and raised in Mexico City, splits his time between North Carolina, where he has been teaching at Duke University since 2002, and New York, where he collaborates on projects with immigrant communities and art collectives like 16 Beaver Group, which he has been involved with since 1999. His solo exhibitions include *Open Routines* (Queens Museum of Art, 2006), *Black Mirror* (Nasher Museum of Art, 2008), and *Abstract Nationalism* (The Phillips Collection, 2014), while his work has been featured in group exhibitions at prestigious venues such as MoMA PS1, MASS MoCA, Walker Art Center, CAC New Orleans (USA); Royal College of Art, Hayward Gallery, Baltic (UK); Centro Nacional de las Artes, MUAC, Galería de Palacio Nacional (Mexico); as well as international platforms like the Gwangju Biennial (South Korea), 12th Havana Biennial (Cuba), Documenta 13 / AND AND AND (Germany), and the 56th Venice Biennale / Creative Time Summit (Italy). Author of three books, his art and writings have appeared in collections, journals, and publications including *October Magazine*, *Saber Ver*, *Art Forum*, *ARTnews*, *Cultural Studies*, and *Rethinking Marxism*, alongside international media outlets such as *The New York Times*, *The Philadelphia Weekly*, *El Universal*, and *La Jornada*.
Nato Thompson
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4.4

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31

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Nato Thompson joined Creative Time in January 2007, where he curated numerous groundbreaking projects, including *A Subtlety* (2014), *Living as Form* (2011), Trevor Paglen’s *The Last Pictures* (2012), Paul Ramirez Jonas’s *Key to the City* (2010), Jeremy Deller’s *It is What it is* (2009, in collaboration with New Museum curators Laura Hoptman and Amy Mackie), *Democracy in America: The National Campaign* (2008), and Paul Chan’s *Waiting for Godot in New Orleans* (2007). Before this, he served as Curator at MASS MoCA, organizing large-scale exhibitions like *The Interventionists: Art in the Social Sphere* (2004), with its catalogue distributed by MIT Press. Thompson’s writings have been featured in esteemed publications such as *Bookforum*, *Frieze*, *Artforum*, *Third Text*, and the *Huffington Post*, earning him the 2005 Art Journal Award for distinguished writing. He also curated *Experimental Geography* for Independent Curators International, accompanied by a book from Melville House Publishing, and authored *Seeing Power: Art and Activism in the 21st Century*, published in 2015.
ART of the MOOC: Activism and Social Movements

Beginner

Skill Level

10 Hours

Self-paced lessons

Course Cost

Free course

Completion

CERTIFICATE

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