Human Rights Project, Human Rights Program, and Experimental Humanities Program Present
Lawrence Bogad: TACTICAL PERFORMANCE, The Theory and Practice of Serious Play
Monday, September 26, 2016
Olin Humanities, Room 102
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
In this talk, Bogad explores the history, ethics, aesthetics, and practical concerns of tactical performance and creative activism. The powerful sociodramas created by the American Civil Rights Movement and the American Indian Movement create a framework for the talk, followed by other major groundbreaking groups such as the Yippies, the Wobblies and ACT-UP. The talk then examines these groups’ more ridiculous and contemporary descendants such as Billionaires for Bush, Reclaim the Streets, The Clown Army, and the Yes Men, as well as the grim and gripping actions by Iraq Veterans Against the War and 1000 Coffins. Bogad draws on 20 years of experience as an artist-activist, having worked with most of the contemporary groups he discusses as a writer, performer and strategist.6:00 pm – 7:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
For more information, call 845-758-7127, e-mail [email protected],
or visit http://http://hrp.bard.edu/.
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Olin Humanities, Room 102