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March 06-08, 2025

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Teaching Artist to Transgress: bell hooks, Pedagogy, Art and Social Justice

Ralph B. Watkins

Friday, March 07 - 2:30PM to 3:30PM
Tuscany D

This workshop puts bell hooks in conversation with social justice art education to develop an activist pedagogical practice. This practice is one of beauty, justice and liberation. It is rooted in the idea that beautiful things change how we see the future. To teach artists ways to be both creative and justice oriented in the intent of this pedagogical practice. This workshop will empower participants with the tools to develop courses and teaching principles that will lead to teaching artist to create work that makes the world just.

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Ralph B.  Watkins
Ralph B. Watkins

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