Essays about: "Artistic Activism"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Artistic Activism.
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1. Futuristic Heritage: Palestinian Craftculture in the Context of Settler Colonialism
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologiAbstract : Through the study of the creative practices of young artisans in Palestine, this thesis addresses the symbolic and lived time experiences in the context of settler colonialism. It is based on interviews with seven craftspeople from Ramallah and Jerusalem who practice artistic forms of reproducing and rethinking heritage. READ MORE
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2. Acting for Climate: Beyond activist art to artistic activism
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Limiting the global average temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is a major task that that requires profound societal changes. Many agree that changes in culture are the way to tackle environmental problems. READ MORE
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3. ARTivistic strategies
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : This is a reflection on contemporary performance work and it’s various strategies and methods in the interdisciplinary field of theatre, dance and performance art. Researching performative art in public space I’m posing the question; how can one develop new artistic strategies and arenas for dialog in and with our current society? By mapping my own practice and selected works, I emphasise the position of working outside of the theatre institutions and venues. READ MORE
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4. Art and Transformation under State Repression : The CADA group; art activism as social movement for political resistance during the Pinochet years
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Romanska och klassiska institutionenAbstract : Artist communities are often the first in revolting within a repressive society in the outer marginal borders of state control. This silent revolt takes place in the time period before larger oppositional movements gain momentum. READ MORE
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5. If there was a formula to my artistic practice and method what would it look like and how could I use it?
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : Within the field of an ephemeral art genre, performance and improvisation, there is often a question about how one can grasp the knowledge of the now, the instant moment. By using a fictive formula, a principle, applied on an artistic practice in search of an aXiom, revealing the WHAT? HOW? and WHY? a temporary method to communicate content, keywords and standpoints occurred. READ MORE