Julián Herbert
Residual Histories: A Multidisciplinary Project Workshop
In English
This class is limited to seven students.
$60
This workshop will center around residual narratives: the stories, histories, and fragments constructed by flâneuring, Instagram captions, infra-ordinary observations (with a nod to George Perec), and more.
For many, the pandemic has meant confinement that has not only limited contact, but also what we see on a daily basis. How do we learn to look for the histories embedded in our domestic spaces? How do we learn to name and define the marks on our daily experiences—the residual histories of the spaces we occupy and the memories which occupy us. How do we confront and address the residual racism inherent in these spaces?
In this workshop, we’ll discuss these questions in the context of a project that includes multiple artistic expressions, perspectives, and possibly collaborations. We’ll write, and we’ll rewrite.
Readings will include the texts below and an example of a completed project outline.
The essay “The Infra-ordinary” by Georges Perec
I Remember by Joe Brainard
“Fantasmas chichimecas” by Julián Herbert (Provided)
“Ve tú por mí” Project Outline (Provided)
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