TECH 933 - After Brexit - Cultural Practice in 21st Century Britain

FC CNDP

4 credits
In retrospect, 2000 was something like the peak of Cool Britannia, the culmination of political and social developments that refashioned multicultural London into a world capital of finance and culture. By 2024, that world seems completely upended. Brexit. COVID. Austerity politics and a degraded quality of life. Income disparities reasserting class and regional divides. Violent riots protesting the scale of immigration. This class will offer immersive experiences in contemporary culture across a range of media: How are contemporary artists articulating what it means to live and create in the UK today? What issues are central, and how different does the cultural landscape seem from the US? Acceptance to the Danenberg in London Program is required.