May 13th 2023

The Visual and Critical Studies program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago invite you to the undergraduate symposium–it’s free and promises to be magnificent. Come see and hear what my students have been up to these past four (or so) years!

Panel 1: The Factory of Fantasy in Popculture:
– Taylor Morris
– Seerat Kaur
– Vivien Zhang
– Isabelle Beatrice Rizo

Panel 2: i wish ( ) were a word:
– Yixiao Yao
– Tallulah Cartalucca
– Sanna Halverson
– Birdie Brachbill
– Natia Ser
– Izzy Mueller

Panel 3: PAPER (Pending Advice, Proposal, Experiment & Research):
– esraa
– Neve Zhang
– Yoojung Kweon
– Yixue Guo
– Yiran Zhang

Detailed program: The Visual and Critical Studies program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago welcomes you to this year’s undergraduate symposium. Saturday, May 13, Sharp Building, 37 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Room 327. 1:00-5:00 p.m.

Introductory Remarks

Panel 1: The Factory of Fantasy in Pop Culture: [1:05-2:05]
– Taylor Morris, “Closing Down the Textile Mill: Bruce Springsteen’s Deindustrialized Landscapes”
– Seerat Kaur, “Ethics of Parafiction”
– Garret Roberts, “Pan’s Labyrinth: Genealogy, Time and Virtual Reality”
– Vivien (Enjia) Zhang, “Romanticizing Homosexuality: Fan Fiction’s Fantasy Of Male Celebrities In China”
– Isabelle Beatrice Rizo, “Beyond the Cape of Dracula”
– Moderated by Jordan Barrant

Break, beverages, snacks

Panel 2: i wish ( ) were a word: [2:15-3:20]
– Yixiao Yao, “I have never left the sea (in 7 min)”
– Tallulah Cartalucca, “Trees: Witnessing”
– Sanna Halverson, “Plateaus Have Secrets”
– Birdie Brachbill, “A Lecture on Silence: Notes From The Median”
– Natia Ser, “Gazing at the petals of yesterday”
– Izzy Mueller, “A Loosening Grip: Performed”
– Moderated by Audrey Rabinovitz

Break, beverages, snacks

Panel 3: PAPER (Pending Advice, Proposal, Experiment & Research): [3:35-4:35]
– esraa, “I wish the critique of the fucking institution on you”
– Neve Zhang, “Artists’ Space-Making Agency at China’s Urban Fringe”
– Yoojung Kweon, “NFT and Virtual Materialism”
– Yixue Guo, “AI Image Generators as Artists: Challenging Art and Copyright”
– Yiran Zhang, “Invisible Enemies Should Not Exist”
– Moderated by Claire Lobenfeld

Beverages, snacks, congratulations!

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