Critical Making

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: Second-year standing; VMCS 1301; or permission of the Department This course guides participants to interrogate the concept and practices of critical making (in and out of the classroom) while exploring how "making" can be a practice that strengthens and/or contests social norms and systems. The concepts of gender, race, and power are integrated throughout the course in lectures and assignments. Drawing our attention to makers' agency, the course covers historical and contemporary topics in critical making that may include the Arts and Crafts and Craftsman movements, craft in feminist protests, "making" in ritual contexts, and cultural appropriation and technology. (Format: Integrated Lecture/Laboratory 3 hours)