From Moment to Movement: A Conversation on Art, Protest and Public Engagement
Tuesday March 8th, 2022, 12:00-1:00PM
Via Zoom
Whether through painting, public murals, film and media, or installations, the visual arts perform an essential role in not only interrogating and protesting social and political orders, but also in offering a view of alternatives. Taking inspiration from curator Susie Kantor's exhibition From Moment to Movement: Picturing Protest in the Kramlich Collection, on view at the Manetti Shrem Museum, this conversation addresses the vital role of artists and art in the public sphere today and the challenges of critical and creative interventions in a media-saturated culture.
The panel includes Susie Kantor, M.A., Associate Curator, Manetti Shrem Museum
Fiamma Montezemolo, Ph.D., artist, cultural anthropologist and Professor, Cinema and Digital Media, UC Davis
Marina Pugliese, Ph.D., Director of Public Art, City of Milan
Moderator: Katharine Wallerstein, Associate Director, UC Davis Humanities Institute.
The US Capitol Insurrection: One Year Later
Tuesday January 11th, 2022, 3:10-4:30PM
Via Zoom
The day of the insurrection of the US Capitol in Washington DC was a day without historical precedent in US history. To mark its one-year anniversary, the UC Davis Humanities Institute (DHI) and the Department of History are hosting short presentations followed by an open discussion about what January 6 means, not least for the mid-term federal elections in November 2022. All students, staff, and faculty welcome.
With Professors of History:
David Biale: January 6 and the Fall of the Weimar Republic: Can Historical Analogies Predict the Future?
Gregory Downs: Insurrections, Rebellions & Coups in US History
Justin Leroy: Race, White Supremacy, and the Insurrection
Kathryn Olmsted: Conspiracy Theories and the Insurrection