This course introduces students to the historical and theoretical foundations of Collective Practices + Resistance across disciplines and is designed for those interested in understanding the complex dynamics that drive societal change, with a strong focus on local Bay Area artivist movements and legacies.  Students investigate the historical, social, political, and aesthetic forces, including class, status, power, and mobility that create resilience in nature, culture, and society through art and design. Through assigned texts, site visits, and writing assignments, students develop the critical thinking skills and knowledge necessary to explore arguments and practices that shape current debates regarding ethics of cultural production and engagement, including those practices that imagine new social relationships amongst artists, designers, writers, architects, urban planners, curators, and community organizers.

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