The University of Hartford Humanities Lecture Series for Spring 2024, focusing on the theme “Fiction, Fabulation, Futurity,” continues on Monday, April 8, 5–6 p.m., in Hillyer Hall 229.
The eighth talk in the series, “Collective – Poetic – Refusal,” will be given by Željka Blakšić, a visual artist and filmmaker (M.F.A., The School of Visual Arts). This talk references some of the interdisciplinary projects that have defined her art practice. By collaborating with musicians, activists, urbanists, and students, through workshops and performances, she has created sites where she can engage in collective practice within a framework of contemporary art. Arriving at her artistic practice through music and performance rooted in the ‘90s-era youth subculture of Yugoslavia (Croatia), she learned that this experimental environment offered the principles and methodologies of resistance that continue to shape her work. Centering spontaneity, rebellion and play, she will discuss how art remains crucial in creating unconventional spaces for evolving collectivity, debate and imagination. You can visit her website here.
The Humanities Center Lecture series is developed and led by Rashmi Viswanathan, Assistant Professor of Art History. For more information, contact Nicholas Ealy, director of the Humanities Center (ealy@hartford.edu), visit our website, or follow us on Facebook.