Birds - Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds - Norton Lecture 6
Offered By: Mahindra Humanities Center via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the final installment of Laurie Anderson's six-part Norton Lecture series, "Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds," focusing on Birds. Delve into the challenges artists and citizens face as they reinvent culture with ambiguity and beauty, contemplating the future. Learn from one of America's most daring creative pioneers as she shares insights across various artistic disciplines. Engage with Anderson's multifaceted expertise as a visual artist, composer, poet, photographer, filmmaker, electronics innovator, vocalist, and instrumentalist. Gain perspective on the prestigious Charles Eliot Norton Professorship in Poetry lecture series, which recognizes extraordinary talents in the arts and humanities. Participate in a Q&A session following the main presentation to further explore the themes discussed.
Syllabus
Norton Lecture 6: Birds | Laurie Anderson: Spending the War Without You
Taught by
Mahindra Humanities Center
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