Cuban artist Tania Bruguera applies art to everyday political life; intervenes in the institutional structures of collective memory, education, and politics; and transforms social affect into political effect. Through participatory works that turn viewers into citizens, she exposes the social effects of political forces and presents global issues of power, migration, censorship and repression. By creating proposals and aesthetic models for others to use and adapt, she defines herself as an initiator rather than an artist. Join Bruguera for this talk, where she will discuss her research and her projects.