Shayla Lawz: The Power of Politics in Art

Shayla Lawz proposes in her research that all art does not have to engage with the social/political landscape of the world, yet all art has the power to. During the 2024 CTL fellowship, she focuses on understanding more about how students view their power to spark political and social conversations through their art. She takes on this research with the goal of creating new courses and supporting already existing courses across SLAS that allow students to engage their creative practices with a social lens. 

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Crafting Community / Making Meaning
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Creative practices help us process uncertainty, build community, and find new perspectives on challenges. In this series, we’ll be engaging in various community building activities and creative exercises (e.g., collaging, origami, and more). We’ll meet in person in the East Reading Room (Library, 2nd Floor) on select Mondays from 12:30pm to 1:30pm.
Curiosity Hour: FA26
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A space to pause, reflect, and explore questions together.
Faculty Spotlights
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Join us for this online faculty-led series where colleagues highlight a certain classroom practice, use of a technological platform, pedagogical approach, or research on classroom/studio practice they’ve found invaluable and especially relevant for cross-departmental sharing. Each Spotlight takes place virtually and includes about 25-35 minutes of sharing with plenty of time for questions, answers, and conversation in the rest of our hour together.

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