Architecture structures our daily lives. It shapes our homes, streets, neighborhoods, cities and more. But who gets to create and occupy these spaces? In the United States, a long history of anti-Black racism has created spatial inequalities that are built into the physical environment and erased the stories of Black architects and communities.
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Reimagining Blackness and Architecture
The Museum of Modern ArtAbout this Course
This course is open to everyone. You do not need any prior knowledge of architecture, art, or history to complete this course successfully.
What you will learn
Recognize how race and racism shape architecture and the built environment and the role we as individuals play in creating a just and equitable world
Explore work by Black architects and artists and discover how Black makers have shaped and reimagined the built environment
Find inspiration by learning about the ways Black makers have fashioned their own paths and advocated for better futures
Skills you will gain
This course is open to everyone. You do not need any prior knowledge of architecture, art, or history to complete this course successfully.
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The Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is a place that fuels creativity, ignites minds, and provides inspiration. Join us in exploring the art, ideas, and issues of our time through the Modern and Contemporary Art and Design Specialization or through individual courses: Modern Art & Ideas, Seeing Through Photographs, What Is Contemporary Art?, Fashion as Design, and In the Studio: Postwar Abstract Painting. Learn about teaching with art in our three courses designed for K-12 educators: Art & Inquiry, Art & Activity, and Art & Ideas.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Introduction
Imagination
Care
Knowledge
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