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Aesthetic Activism: Bullets Into Bells and Social Justice
The day I started writing this essay, two students were killed in yet another high school shooting in the United States. This time it was in New Mexico. The...
Global Manifestos Workshop
Global Manifestos was an innovative workshop for students, faculty and the public that encouraged individuals to share their experiences and reactions to the changes in the art community wrought...
Enemy Alien: Uncovering Family History
Sherise Kimura reflects on an artifact as part of 10 x 10: Ten Objects, Ten Stories presented in conjunction with the Thacher Gallery exhibition Something from Nothing: Art and...
Encountering the City and the Self in Khary Lazarre-White’s Passage
In this post, assistant professor of English Samira Abdur-Rahman, moderator of the event, reflects on the themes of Passage by Khary Lazarre-White....
Return to Topaz
Ken Yoshioka reflects on a trip to Topaz, Utah in response to the Thacher Gallery exhibition Something from Nothing: Art and Handcrafted Objects from America’s Concentration Camps, August 21 – November 15,...
Is Development on San Francisco’s Treasure Island Viable?
Professor Tanu Sankalia discusses the history of Treasure Island and how earthquake risk, toxic contamination, and sea-level rise still imperil plans for large-scale, capital intensive, development on the island....
Activism through Art and Design
Inspired by other groups that encourage both dialogue and political action, we held a symposium discussion and workshop event on activism through art and design. This event took place...
Traveling Green
School of Management assistant professor Michelle Millar discusses sustainability in the hospitality industry and what it means to be a responsible traveler....