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A+AH+D
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School of Art + Art History + Design; Art + Art History + Design; Art; art

Liberation Book Club & the Jacob Lawrence Legacy Residency

Our question to consider: what does the work of Indira Allegra offer us when thinking about the project of liberation?<br /><br /><br /><br />This program is part of the <em>Liberation Book Club</em>&#160;at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. This year-long program series hopes to honor our commitment to social justice and to gather our community to think about the work of liberation through shared texts, art, film, music, conversation, and workshops. Unlike your traditional book club all the reading and study happens together, so no need to prepare.

Liberation Book Club: Liberation as an Intergenerational Project

Our question to consider: How can we bring together emerging, established, and elder leaders in the conversation around liberation?<br /><br /><br /><br />Join us for dinner and conversation.<br /><br /><br /><br />This program is part of the <em>Liberation Book Club</em>&#160;at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. This year-long program series hopes to honor our commitment to social justice and to gather our community to think about the work of liberation through shared texts, art, film, music, conversation, and workshops.

Liberation Book Club: Protest Music

Our question to consider: What is the soundtrack to liberation?<br /><br /><br /><br />This program is part of the <em>Liberation Book Club</em>&#160;at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. This year-long program series hopes to honor our commitment to social justice and to gather our community to think about the work of liberation through shared texts, art, film, music, conversation, and workshops. Unlike your traditional book club all the reading and study happens together, so no need to prepare.

Liberation Book Club: Community Care and Harm Reduction

Our question to consider: How can we center care in the work we do? What skills do we need to develop?<br /><br /><br /><br />Join us for a Narcan training workshop followed by a pizza party and conversation around community care, harm reduction, and accessibility.<br /><br /><br /><br />This program is part of the <em>Liberation Book Club</em>&#160;at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.

Liberation Book Club: Art and Activism

Our question to consider: How can we begin to think about using an art practice to meet the moment?<br /><br /><br /><br />This program is part of the <em>Liberation Book Club</em>&#160;at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery. This year-long program series hopes to honor our commitment to social justice and to gather our community to think about the work of liberation through shared texts, art, film, music, conversation, and workshops. Unlike your traditional book club all the reading and study happens together, so no need to prepare.

The Big Read: Keynote Conversation with David J. Staley

This year&#8217;s featured author is&#160;David J. Staley, professor of history at The Ohio State University and author of&#160;Alternative Universities: Speculative Design for Innovation in Higher Education. In his work, Staley challenges us to reimagine higher education not as a fixed institution but as a space of continual transformation. What if students were required to major in three disparate subjects? What if universities placed play at the center of learning, or designed curricula around broad cognitive skills rather than departments?

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