The Art of Boredom

"The Art of Boredom" explored the frustrations, complications, and possibilities of working with and through boredom, with specific focuses on musical movement, domestic objects, and communal leisure. As part of an interdisciplinary module in the course SOC 277 "Bored in the House: Work, Leisure, and the Domestic Mundane" taught by Assistant Professor of Sociology Benjamin Haber, "The Art of Boredom" existed between the arts and social sciences, performance studies and sociology, and analytical and creative approaches to a world fraught with distractions and competing demands on our attention. Wesleyan students were centrally involved in this research and production, and presented events with artists Elliot Reed, Ben Ross Davis, and Savannah Knoop as part of their coursework.

Collaborating curator Daniel J Sander is an independent curator and scholar with a PhD in Performance Studies from New York University and research interests in Art History, Digital Culture, and Queer Theory. He has staged exhibitions at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art and CUE Art Foundation, and taught courses at New York University, Yale University, Queens College, and LIM College.

This series was presented by the Creative Campus Initiative and Assistant Professor of Sociology Benjamin Haber as part of the course SOC 277 "Bored in the House: Work, Leisure, and the Domestic Mundane." Co-sponsored by the Department of Sociology and the Center for the Humanities. 

The Creative Campus Initiative of the Center for the Arts supports cross-disciplinary collaborations that center the arts as a way of teaching, learning, and knowing at Wesleyan University.

View upcoming events in "The Art of Boredom" series.