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2018: The Archive as Resistance: A Craft Talk with Cynthia Cruz

Cynthia Cruz (c) Steven Page

Recorded At: Poets House Recorded On: Tuesday, April 10, 2018

The author of four books and winner of the Hodder Fellowship, among other honors, poet and critic Cynthia Cruz discusses creative engagement with archives as a means of social resistance and aesthetic experimentation, offering examples from visual art, including experimental film; contemporary poetry; and her own practice. Introduction by Poets House Program Director Paolo Javier
(Full audio approx. 1 hr 7 mins)

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