{"id":5294,"date":"2017-04-17T14:16:36","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T20:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/?p=5294"},"modified":"2017-04-18T11:38:11","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T17:38:11","slug":"depaul-humanities-center-transformations-art-identity-ideology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/2017\/04\/17\/depaul-humanities-center-transformations-art-identity-ideology\/","title":{"rendered":"DePaul Humanities Center: Transformations: Art, Identity, Ideology"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cTransformations: Art, Identity, Ideology\u201d is the topic guiding the next DePaul Humanities Center<\/a> discussion, planned for Thursday, April 20, 2017. The conversation offers an exciting opportunity to learn more about some of the most complex interfaces between art and identity formation in the 21st<\/sup> century. \u00a0Four artists and thinkers from various disciplines and cultural backgrounds come together to enhance our awareness regarding the powerful role of art in exploring our sense of subjectivity: LaShonda Katrice Barnett, Maggie Brown, Jeff Carter, and Sonny Assu.<\/p>\n

To take full advantage of the event, which is free to the public, you can learn about the speakers and the main concepts driving their discussion by visiting the DePaul University Library.<\/p>\n

One place to start is to explore definitions of the key conceptual terms. For example, most of us think of \u201cideology\u201d as a synonym for \u201ca set of ideas or beliefs.\u201d But let\u2019s consult the OED<\/em> (the Oxford English Dictionary<\/em>, which you can access by going to the library\u2019s homepage<\/a> and clicking on \u201cO\u201d in the A-Z Databases). You\u2019ll quickly find out how the word has evolved to gain rich nuances in the analyses of cultural, economic, and political systems that shape and define our sense \"\"<\/a>of self\u2014often without our conscious awareness of their influences. Many other resources are also available for you to consider if you wish to dig deeper. Again, turning to our A-Z databases, you can click on \u201cS\u201d to reach \u201cSage knowledge,\u201d which offers a \u201ccross-searchable collection of more than 100 encyclopedias and handbooks.\u201d Enter the topic of your inquiry in the search box and discover a vast array of resources! Or, explore the many books we have on the topic of identity, art, and ideology. Among them is Native American Voices on Identity, Art, and Culture: Objects of Everlasting Esteem<\/em> <\/a>by Lucy F. Williams and others. Or, take a look at Artist and Identity in Twentieth-Century America<\/em><\/a> by Matthew Baigell.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>You can also find out more about the participants and their artistic contributions. LaShonda Katrice Barnett is the author of the 2015 Jam on the Vine<\/em><\/a>, a novel hailed as \u201ca new American classic.\u201d The novel\u2019s protagonist, Ivoe Williams, grows up in dire poverty in central-east Texas.\u00a0 Despite multiple disadvantages, she manages to become the publisher of the first African-American newspaper run by a woman in the twentieth-century.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Jeff Carter is a DePaul Professor of Art, Media, and Design. Using IKEA modular pieces, Professor Carter creates whimsical, thought-provoking artwork that has gone on display at the DePaul Art Museum. To learn more about his series of structures called The Common Citizenship of Forms, <\/em>see a review article of the exhibition at http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mt7m6dc.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sonny Assu<\/a> grew up in British Columbia. At the age of eight, he found out about his Kwakwaka\u2019wakw heritage. \"\"<\/a>The discovery was critical in shaping the artwork he created later in life. His stunning interdisciplinary artwork now appears in such museums as the National Gallery of Canada and the Seattle Art Museum. Among the books in our library that discuss Assu\u2019s work is Challenging Traditions: Contemporary First Nations Art of the Northwest Coast<\/em> <\/a>by Ian M. Thom.<\/p>\n

Maggie Brown<\/a> is the famous Chicago vocalist, lauded for her many contributions as an artist and community activist. She will perform songs by Abbey Lincoln<\/a>. For more information on Abbey, look no further than Notable Black American Women<\/em><\/a> by Jessie C. Smith and Shirelle Phelps, also on the shelf in our library. Better yet, enjoy listening to \u201cAbbey sings Abbey<\/a>\u201d available in our eMusic collection.<\/p>\n

See you at the DePaul Student Center, Room 120, 2250 N. Sheffield Ave on Thursday, April 20, 2017, 7:00pm-9:00pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cTransformations: Art, Identity, Ideology\u201d is the topic guiding the next DePaul Humanities Center discussion, planned for Thursday, April 20, 2017. The conversation offers an exciting opportunity to learn more about some of the most complex interfaces between art and identity formation in the 21st century. \u00a0Four artists and thinkers from various disciplines and cultural backgrounds <\/p>\n

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