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Rental Partner: University of Washington Office of Public Lectures presents

Wesaam Al-Badry

The Role of Art and Journalism in Society

Date:
Thu Feb 6, 2025
Time:
6:30 pm PST
Cost:
Pay What You Will

Venue

The Wyncote NW Forum
1119 8th Ave (Entrance off Seneca St.)
Seattle, 98101 United States
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Organizer

University of Washington Office of Public Lectures

Phone
(206) 543-5900
Email
lectures@uw.edu
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Note: A livestream will be available for this event.

Presented by the University of Washington Office of Public Lectures. For questions about this event, please contact lectures@uw.edu.

Headshot of Wesaam Al-Badry (with short black hair, tan skin, orange shirt, and beige brimmed hat)
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There exists a pervasive illusion that journalism embodies truth and objectivity, yet it is fundamentally entrenched in a Eurocentric perspective that has long exacerbated social polarization. What ideological forces underpin this medium, enabling it to perpetuate such divisions?

Artists, as individuals deeply connected to society and its multifaceted truths, strive to reveal these truths through various forms. Positioned on the precipice of a changing world, artists maintain a profound grasp on truth. How can artists intervene to redeem journalism from its historical complicity in supporting hegemonic ideologies? Can the creative and critical sensibilities of artists unearth and challenge the concealed biases and contradictions that journalism often obscures under the guise of objectivity? In what ways can artistic endeavors disrupt the entrenched Eurocentric narratives and foster a more inclusive and emancipatory discourse within the media landscape? How can the aesthetic and imaginative dimensions of art confront and transform the existing power structures that shape journalistic practice? What role can artists play in reimagining journalism as a medium of genuine critical reflection and societal truth?

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Wesaam Al-Badry is an investigative journalist, and interdisciplinary artist working in photography, video installation, sculpture, and painting through interconnected themes of identity, migration, simulated wars, and the archives. His work focuses on the social and environmental issues in the U.S. Middle East and the North African diaspora. His current projects investigate how the image-based process and text are complicit in using racialized ethnographic studies in Iraq.

Sponsoring Departments: The Graduate School, School of Art + Art History + Design

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