Angela Davis called for a new, expanded conception of feminism that would incorporate more inclusive imaginings of gender and race and challenge systems of mass incarceration. At times, however, Davis’ enthusiasm for expansion threatened to dilute the force of her speech.
Tag Archive for University of Chicago
A Silent Film for Eternity
by Emily Holland •
“The Last Pictures,” Trevor Paglen’s most recent art installation, is a collection of carefully curated photos that you will likely never ever see.
Digital Background
by Stephen Urchick •
“Can Digital Media Save Young People’s Lives?” wasn’t just the titular talking point for an Illinois Humanities Council panel discussion.
Past, Imperfect
by Tobi Haslett •
John Neff’s photographs, currently on display at the Renaissance Society, grasp at a strange, wistful history.
Voices of Chicago Public Housing
by Katherine Jinyi Li •
On a sunny February day, twenty-five UofC students file out of a yellow school bus for a Chicago Studies Program oral history project at the Vivian Carter Apartments.
In Space and In Mind
by Emily Holland •
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel provides an apt setting for Audrius V. Plioplys’s latest exhibition, “Cosmic Consciousness.”
After the Fall
by Lena Robledo •
The white, empty rooms and dark floors of Pilsen’s Plaines Project Gallery have been transformed into “Stretches Topless,” an artistic mediation on the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s statue in Iraq in 2003.
Out of Control
by Mosum Shah •
Moderating a panel discussion on the politics of guns in America, Tom Brokaw’s questions forced a dialogue that refused to let the consequences of the Sandy Hook tragedy fade from public consciousness.
