For my project, I wanted to examine the murals that I saw all over my hometown of Minneapolis this summer. While initially over the summer, I was drawn to the colorful aesthetically pleasing murals over popular storefronts, this project and this course this semester made me examine the problematic nature of them
Tag: Black Lives Matter
Disciples in Dialogue: Efficacy of Didactic and Ambiguous Anti-Racist Signage Outside Kirkwood Churches in St. Louis, MO
As the events of 2020 ravaged our communities mentally, physically, and spiritually, a plethora of signage emerged from institutions of worship. The church sign was engaged as a site for activist dialogue in cities like St. Louis and well beyond. This project is an in-depth look at a number of church signs that have appeared in St. Louis County, as well as a cursory examination of church signs that went viral over the course of 2020.