Spring 2023
Meeting:
MW 9:30am - 11:20am / THO 235
SLN:
12306
Section Type:
Seminar
Instructor:
Gust Henry Burns
BLACK MOTION: MATERIAL MOVEMENT
ACROSS MOVING-PICTURES, PHYSICS OF
MOTION, AND CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL
THOUGHT
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WE BEGIN BY EXAMINING THE 2020
GEORGE FLOYD UPRISINGS: WHAT WERE
THEY, HOW DID THEY EVOLVE, AND HOW
WERE THEY INSTRUMENTALIZED? DRAWING
ON RADICAL BLACK CRITIQUES OF SOCIA
AND ONTOLOGICAL THOUGHT, WE THEN
ENGAGE THE RADICAL AESTHETICS OF
RECENT BLACK FILM AND VIDEO WORKS,
EXAMINING THEIR QUALITIES OF
MOVEMENT IN RELATION TO BOTH FILM
THEORY AND ANCIENT AND CONTEMPORARY
UNDERSTANDINGS OF PHYSICAL MOTION.
WITH THIS FRESH CONCEPTUAL PALETTE,
WE ENGAGE CURRENT POLITICAL THEORY,
ARTICULATING CONCEPTS OF MOVEMENT
WITH EUROPEAN PHILOSOPHY AND BLACK
STUDIES
Catalog Description:
Examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework with an interdisciplinary perspective. Satisfies the Gateways major/minor requirement. Offered: AWSp.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
March 13, 2025 - 5:36 am