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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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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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Kara Walker’s *A Subtlety*: The Sweet Smell of History – Explore the Materials Used in Kara Walker’s Massive Sugar Sculpture and How the Sweetness of the Sugar Contrasts with the Bitter History of Slavery It Represents, Creating a Multi-Sensory and Thought-Provoking Experience.

Kara Walker's A Subtlety: The Sweet Smell of History (A Lecture in Sugar & Spice, and Everything Not So Nice) Welcome, everyone! Grab a seat, settle in, and brace yourselves.…
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Jean-Michel Basquiat’s *Untitled* (King Zulu): Culture, History, and Artistic Identity – Explore the Painting Featuring a Reference to King Zulu and Unpack Basquiat’s Engagement with African American History, Culture, and His Own Identity as an Artist Navigating the Art World.

Jean-Michel Basquiat's Untitled (King Zulu): Culture, History, and Artistic Identity (A Lecture – Hold onto your hats, folks, it’s gonna be a wild ride!) (🎤🎧 Background music: A scratchy jazz…
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Kara Walker’s *Christ’s Entry into Journalism*: Cutting Silhouettes, Confronting History – Explore Kara Walker’s Signature Silhouette Installations That Depict Provocative and Often Violent Scenes Referencing American History, Slavery, and Racial Stereotypes, Challenging Viewers to Confront Difficult Truths.

Kara Walker's Christ's Entry into Journalism: Cutting Silhouettes, Confronting History (Lecture begins with a slideshow image of Kara Walker's Darkytown Rebellion, a sprawling silhouette installation) Alright everyone, settle in, settle…
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Derek Walcott’s *Omeros*: An Epic Journey Through the Caribbean and History – Retell Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey in a Caribbean Setting, Blending Myth, History, and Contemporary Life to Explore Themes of Identity, Home, and the Legacy of Slavery.

Derek Walcott's Omeros: An Epic Journey Through the Caribbean and History – Retelling Homer's Iliad and Odyssey in a Caribbean Setting (A Lecture: Buckle Up, Buttercups! We're Sailing into Walcott's…
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Popular Diets Throughout History.

Popular Diets Throughout History: A Deliciously (and Sometimes Dangerously) Entertaining Lecture Alright, settle in, folks! Grab your metaphorical popcorn (air-popped, naturally – we're discussing diets, after all!), because we're about…
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The History of Dietary Advice.

The History of Dietary Advice: A Wild Ride Through Fads, Facts, and Follies 🍽️🤯 (Lecture Hall Image: A slightly disheveled professor stands at a podium, surrounded by stacks of ancient…