Aileen Eisenberg and Whiting Tennis
Understanding: Arts and Humanities Perspectives
These presentations explore the nature and effects of COVID-19 through the Arts and Humanities disciplines.
Essential Questions
- How do the examples that we discussed in the video document our experience in different ways? What is being represented in the art and how?
- Which form of art is most powerful to YOU to encounter and why?
To-Do
- Brainstorm your own artistic documentation of this historic moment using the sentence stem: I will create a _________ (art form) ___________ about _______(topic related to your experience of COVID-19)_____________.
For example, I will create a photo series about the different work-from-home setups my family has. - Share your artistic documentation using #COVID19KA.
Program
Day 1: Tuesday, April 21
09:45 - 10:45
Opening Plenary: What Is COVID-19?
11:30 - 12:30
Understanding: STEM Perspectives
13:30-14:00
Stories of Survival
14:00 - 15:00
Understanding: Arts and Humanities Perspectives
Day 2: Wednesday, April 22
09:30 - 10:30
Overview and Plenary Session
10:30 - 11:15
Synthesis and Application: Guests
11:45 - 12:30
Synthesis and Application: King’s Academy Faculty
13:30 - 14:15
Closing Plenary
14:15-15:00
Closing Notes and Charge