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Beyond Punishment: Applied Cartooning for a Liberatory Future
March 5 @ 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Join acclaimed cartoonist and cofounder of the Center for Cartoon Studies, James Sturm, along with Elgin Bokari T. Smith of Stomping Grounds Literary Arts Initiative and Pocket Con, for an interactive discussion and art-making session that asks participants to question the punishment paradigm and imagine beyond it.
Each participant will receive a copy of the Applied Cartooning Lab’s new graphic novel, Beyond Punishment: A Guide to Mass Incarceration, and will leave with the tools to create their own zine.
Participants will have the opportunity to view Faylita Hicks’ new solo exhibition, The Digital Archives of the Unseen: Poetry and Portraits from the Age of Censorship and Detention, and hear from the artist.
Program Schedule:
7:45 p.m. | Buffet dinner from Flor Boricua
5:30 p.m. | Doors open; peruse the exhibition and enjoy light snacks
6:00 p.m. | Programming begins