In his multi-media lecture-performance, "Illuminations", Toronto-based writer, educator and art critic, Neil Price, offers an interactive presentation based on his ongoing research on Black experiences in higher education. Informed by his engagement with Black feminist and Black Radical Tradition texts, Price's lecture integrates images, memoir, soundscapes, and call-and response elements. These components collectively evoke and respond to notions of care, protest, solidarity, and mutual aid within the framework of what Stefano Harney and Fred Moten have termed the “undercommons". By illuminating personal and collective experiences in the university, Price aims to address some timely questions. What does it mean to be in and against the university? How can we navigate public/cultural institutions in the current moment? What are the stakes in such endeavors and what are the repercussions of existing within, but not being of, the university? By fostering an intimate and participatory experience that raises more questions than answers, Price aims to generate thoughtful reflection and dialogue rather than definitive argument.

This event will be approximately 2 hours long. Light refreshments will be available.

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Bio

Neil Price is a writer, educator and art critic. His writing has appeared in NOW, Frieze, Ocula, Momus, Humber Literary Review, Hazlitt, Canadian Art and The Conversation, among other publications. Neil is the host of In/Tension, an art-focused podcast. He holds a master's degree in Public Policy and Administration from Toronto Metropolitan University and is currently a doctoral candidate in the Adult Education and Community Development department at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)/University of Toronto. Neil's research focuses on Black experiences in higher education.