Lecture by Jorge Daniel Torres de Veneciano, PhD
Scholar in Residence
Relocating Democracy:
In Ethics, Poetics, and Museums
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
1:00-2:30 p.m.
Emily Lowe Gallery, Behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus

Writers have been bemoaning the impending demise of democracy since the 2016 election. Conceived as a form of government, democracy, arguably, has become removed from its practice in politics. This lecture argues that democracy can still be found in the sphere of ethics, as well as in poetics and in curated experiences.

Veneciano has had a 30-year career as a museum professional, literary scholar, professor, and arts critic. He has edited and authored 25 books and catalogs, and has served as series editor for the University of Nebraska Press on the topic of American Transnationalism in the visual arts. He has also written on democratic theory, Latin American literature, and on the role of museums in democracy. Veneciano has taught at California State University, Los Angeles, Columbia, RISD, and Southern Methodist University. He holds a PhD from Columbia, an MFA from CalArts, and a BA from UCLA.

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