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IARTS 3PE3 – Perspectives E: Key Issues of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Arts

This course examines artistic practices that challenge systemic inequities through the lenses of body, identity, community, and place.

Drawing on frameworks from testimony, techno-feminism, decolonial aesthetics, and queer/trans-feminisms, students will explore how artists use their work to resist oppression, reclaim narratives, and envision alternative futures. Through artist case studies and research-creation projects, students will develop skills in arts-based research, ethical engagement, and collaborative production, culminating in original works that integrate critical reflection with creative practice.

Linked instructions are accessible only while the course is in session.

Projects

P1: Embodied Archival Entry

Completed in groups of 3 students, students will research an artist or collective from the course archive whose work engages with body, identity, and equity, producing a curated archival entry.

The entry will include:

Biographical context of the artist/collective.
Documentation and analysis of two artworks/projects (images, titles, years, descriptions, and significance).
A short curatorial text linking the artist’s practice to course themes of body, identity, and equity.
A bibliography in APA style including all referenced resources.

Index

Week 2 — Artist/collective selection and initial research
Week 3 — Detailed artwork analysis and curatorial text drafting
Week 4 — Finalization of archival entry and preparation for submission

Note: This project includes a poster-presentation session and a final submission. Detailed instructions are available in the corresponding Assignment folder on Avenue to Learn.

P2: Research–Creation Project

Completed in groups of 3–4 students, students will develop an original artistic work in response to an artist/collective from the class archive.

The work may take any medium or format (performance, installation, sound art, digital media, etc.) and must:

Critically reflect on identity through community, place, and/or body.
Demonstrate a clear conceptual dialogue with the selected artist’s/collective’s practice.
Link the work to course themes, personal perspectives, and research sources.

Index

Week 7 — Artist/Collective Inspiration & Concept Seeding
Week 8 — Artistic Translation: Style & Process Research

Note: This project includes a poster-presentation session, a final submission, and a public sharing event. Detailed instructions are available in the corresponding Assignment folder on Avenue to Learn.

Credits: Jessica A. Rodríguez