How Do We See Posters? | How Do Posters See Us?

With Faris Shomali

Ages 17+

In Arabic

Our daily lives are so inundated with posters that we have become desensitised to their presence, hardly taking note of their impact. This course aims to bring posters back into view. Participants will examine a curated collection of political posters from diverse regions of the world and consider the following questions: What are posters? How do we see them, and how do they see us?  

Consisting of three sessions, this interactive course will investigate how posters have been implicated in projects of colonisation, war and patriarchy, on the one hand, and liberation, on the other. This course offers a critical introduction to the poster as an art form, a medium and a political agent. It takes posters as a gateway into exploring concepts such as nationalism, orientalism, settler colonialism, national liberation and patriarchy.

This session is free, and all materials are provided by Sharjah Art Foundation.
 

About Faris Shomali:

Researcher and archivist Faris Shomali is a doctoral candidate in anthropology at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on the everyday life of artworks and the politics surrounding the circulation of Palestinian art. He has previously served as the Digitisation Manager at the Palestinian Museum Digital Archive.

The Foundation is committed to making its programmes inclusive and accessible. You will find disability access symbols indicating accessibility for all sessions on the registration form. Kindly contact us in advance to arrange for any support needed.

For more information, email learning@sharjahart.org or call 06 568 5050.