STATE OF CERAMICS with Jasmine Baetz
Traditions of Misogyny in ‘American Studio Ceramics’
Sexism and misogyny are embedded in many of the ideas, practices, allegiances, and revolutions that circulated and solidified in studios and classrooms in the United States under the banner of “American Studio Ceramics” in the mid-20th century. The tendency to celebrate and venerate the presumptive forefathers of our field, paired with a lack of substantial critique, allows sexist and misogynist practices to persist. This living legacy continues to have profound impacts upon ceramics education and the broader field today.
How do we – as students, teachers, and leaders – locate ourselves within or in relation to these histories? How have misogynist practices in the studio-classroom marked our generational experiences? What subtler sexisms have evolved and settled into what we do (or don’t) in the studio-classroom? In this conversation we will dig for examples, theorize what we’ve unearthed, and discuss the utility of truth-telling for transformation in the ceramics field. While the primary focus will be on the history and persistence of these dynamics in the United States, we will also consider their relationship to dominant norms and practices in global contexts.
Saturday, October 19th from 11am - 1pm PST (that's Los Angeles time)
State of Ceramics are participatory, video-on discussions that take place on Zoom. Please be prepared to show your face, and maybe to share your voice and opinion too!
This State of Ceramics is a part of our Power Dynamics Series.
Traditions of Misogyny in ‘American Studio Ceramics’
Sexism and misogyny are embedded in many of the ideas, practices, allegiances, and revolutions that circulated and solidified in studios and classrooms in the United States under the banner of “American Studio Ceramics” in the mid-20th century. The tendency to celebrate and venerate the presumptive forefathers of our field, paired with a lack of substantial critique, allows sexist and misogynist practices to persist. This living legacy continues to have profound impacts upon ceramics education and the broader field today.
How do we – as students, teachers, and leaders – locate ourselves within or in relation to these histories? How have misogynist practices in the studio-classroom marked our generational experiences? What subtler sexisms have evolved and settled into what we do (or don’t) in the studio-classroom? In this conversation we will dig for examples, theorize what we’ve unearthed, and discuss the utility of truth-telling for transformation in the ceramics field. While the primary focus will be on the history and persistence of these dynamics in the United States, we will also consider their relationship to dominant norms and practices in global contexts.
Saturday, October 19th from 11am - 1pm PST (that's Los Angeles time)
State of Ceramics are participatory, video-on discussions that take place on Zoom. Please be prepared to show your face, and maybe to share your voice and opinion too!
This State of Ceramics is a part of our Power Dynamics Series.
Traditions of Misogyny in ‘American Studio Ceramics’
Sexism and misogyny are embedded in many of the ideas, practices, allegiances, and revolutions that circulated and solidified in studios and classrooms in the United States under the banner of “American Studio Ceramics” in the mid-20th century. The tendency to celebrate and venerate the presumptive forefathers of our field, paired with a lack of substantial critique, allows sexist and misogynist practices to persist. This living legacy continues to have profound impacts upon ceramics education and the broader field today.
How do we – as students, teachers, and leaders – locate ourselves within or in relation to these histories? How have misogynist practices in the studio-classroom marked our generational experiences? What subtler sexisms have evolved and settled into what we do (or don’t) in the studio-classroom? In this conversation we will dig for examples, theorize what we’ve unearthed, and discuss the utility of truth-telling for transformation in the ceramics field. While the primary focus will be on the history and persistence of these dynamics in the United States, we will also consider their relationship to dominant norms and practices in global contexts.
Saturday, October 19th from 11am - 1pm PST (that's Los Angeles time)
State of Ceramics are participatory, video-on discussions that take place on Zoom. Please be prepared to show your face, and maybe to share your voice and opinion too!
This State of Ceramics is a part of our Power Dynamics Series.