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Jean-Michel Basquiat’s *Dustheads*: Addiction, Expression, and Urban Life – Explore Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Painting Depicting Figures Related to Drug Use and Unpack His Raw and Expressive Style That Captured the Energy and Struggles of Urban Life in the 1980s.

Jean-Michel Basquiat's Dustheads: Addiction, Expression, and Urban Life (Lecture Hall Ambiance – Imagine a slightly chaotic, graffiti-covered backdrop. I stride confidently to the podium, sporting a slightly-too-loud patterned shirt and…
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Marketing Yourself as a Freelancer.

Marketing Yourself as a Freelancer: From Invisible Ninja to Rockstar Renegade 🎸 Alright, buckle up, buttercups! We're diving headfirst into the thrilling, slightly terrifying, and ultimately rewarding world of marketing…
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Kara Walker’s *The Rich Soil Down There*: Sugar, Landscape, and History – Explore Kara Walker’s Use of Sugar and Other Materials to Create Installations That Reference the Landscape of the American South and Its Connection to the History of Slavery and the Labor of Enslaved People.

Kara Walker's The Rich Soil Down There: Sugar, Landscape, and History (A Lecture in Sweetness and Shadows) (Warning: This lecture contains discussions of slavery, violence, and racism. Viewer discretion is…
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Writing Effective Proposals.

Writing Effective Proposals: A Quest for YES! (and Maybe Some Lunch Money) Alright, gather 'round, future proposal-writing superheroes! 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️ Today, we embark on a grand adventure – a quest, if…
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Cindy Sherman’s *Untitled #228*: History Portraits and Social Commentary – Explore Cindy Sherman’s Photograph Where She Poses as Judith with the Head of Holofernes, Referencing Historical Paintings While Critiquing Gender Roles and Violence through Her Reinterpretation of the Scene.

Cindy Sherman's Untitled #228: History Portraits and Social Commentary - A Lecture (🔔 Sound of a dramatic gong) Alright, settle down class, settle down! Today, we're diving headfirst (pun intended,…
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Banksy’s *Napalm*: War, Pop Culture, and Shocking Juxtaposition – Examine Banksy’s Stencil Featuring the McDonald’s Clown and Ronald McDonald Leading a Naked Child Running From a Napalm Attack (Referencing the Famous Photo), Using Pop Culture Icons to Critique the Horrors of War.

Banksy's Napalm: War, Pop Culture, and Shocking Juxtaposition (A Lecture in Street Art Subversion) (Professor: Dr. Anya "Stencil Slayer" Petrova, PhD in Guerilla Art & Existential Dread) (Audience: Aspiring Culture…
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Negotiating Freelance Rates.

Negotiating Freelance Rates: A Humorous (But Serious) Lecture (Professor Freelancerpants, D.F.A. - Doctor of Freelance Awesomeness - stands at the podium, adjusts his oversized glasses, and clears his throat. A…