Putting Together What's Falling Apart: Aesthetic Education in Liquid Modernity (In-Person)

Zygmunt Bauman coined the term "Liquid Modernity" to capture the fluid and rapidly changing nature of our era, marked by a lack of permanence, commitments, and guarantees. Join pianist and lecturer Chaden Yafi in uncovering why, in these conditions, it is crucial to promote aesthetic education, and for us all to recognize the shadowy but significant role that art plays in the life of our cultures. How does art fit into this quickly-changing landscape? Why is it more crucial than ever to advocate for aesthetic education? Explore these questions through lecture and discussion, and leave with a new idea of the importance of art in uncertain times.

This program is being offered IN-PERSON, and will NOT be recorded.

All times are CT. Please contact onlinelearning@junghouston.org with any questions.

Please register early. Programs with four or fewer participants are subject to cancellation, 48 hours prior to their start.

Dr. Chaden Yafi holds degrees from Boston University's College of Fine Arts (DMA and recipient of the Dean’s Award), Longy School of Music (Master’s in Piano Performance, Graduate Performance Diploma), and Damascus University (Bachelor in Pharmacy). She has worked at the University of Houston, Tufts University, and Boston University, and lectured at Dartmouth College, Tufts University, University of Houston, and Boston University.