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Kara Walker’s *Darkytown Rebellion*: Silhouettes, History, and Viewer Engagement – Explore Kara Walker’s Silhouette Installation That Depicts Violent and Sexualized Scenes Referencing Historical Imagery Related to Slavery, Using Light and Shadow to Immerse the Viewer and Provoke Reflection on Difficult Histories.

Kara Walker's Darkytown Rebellion: Silhouettes, History, and Viewer Engagement - A Lecture (Professor emerges from behind a giant silhouette of a cartoonishly menacing rabbit, nearly tripping over a velvet rope.…
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Batching Similar Tasks at Work.

Batching Similar Tasks at Work: A Lecture on Getting More Done (Without Losing Your Sanity) 🤪 Alright, settle down, settle down! Grab your virtual coffee ☕, your digital donuts 🍩,…
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Cindy Sherman’s *Untitled #276*: Clowns and Discomfort – Explore Cindy Sherman’s Series Where She Poses as Clowns, Using Makeup and Costumes to Create Unsettling and Ambiguous Portraits That Explore Themes of Performance, Identity, and Underlying Sadness Behind the Persona.

Cindy Sherman's Untitled #276: Clowns and Discomfort – A Deep Dive into Performance, Identity, and the Unsettling Persona (Lecture Hall doors swing open with a dramatic creak. A lone figure,…
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Delegating Tasks Effectively.

Delegating Tasks Effectively: Unleash Your Inner Unicorn (and Stop Doing Everything Yourself!) (A Lecture in Letting Go, with a Dash of Sass) (Disclaimer: No actual unicorns will be harmed in…
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Banksy’s *Flower Thrower*: Peace, Protest, and Unexpected Gestures – Examine Banksy’s Iconic Stencil Depicting a Protester Throwing a Bouquet of Flowers Instead of a Molotov Cocktail and Explore Its Message of Peace, Nonviolent Resistance, and the Power of Unexpected Actions.

Banksy's Flower Thrower: Peace, Protest, and Unexpected Gestures – A Deeper Dive (Lecture Hall Image: A slightly graffitied lecture hall, overflowing with eager (and slightly hungover) students. I stand at…
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Managing Deadlines.

Managing Deadlines: Or, How to Stop Living in a Perpetual State of Panic 😱 (A Lecture for Overwhelmed Professionals, Perpetual Procrastinators, and Aspiring Time Lords) Welcome, weary travelers, to Deadline…