Screen LibraryThe art of civil action : political space and cultural dissent /
"Looking at various artistic practices, activist platforms and new citizens' initiatives, this book asks how cultural workers and artists can determine the civil domain. How do they put the 'art' of civil action into practice? What strategies can such initiatives adopt in order t...
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| Group Author: | ; |
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| Published: |
Valiz,
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| Publisher Address: | Amsterdam : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: |
English Multiple |
| Series: |
Antennae-arts in society series ;
number 24 |
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| Summary: |
"Looking at various artistic practices, activist platforms and new citizens' initiatives, this book asks how cultural workers and artists can determine the civil domain. How do they put the 'art' of civil action into practice? What strategies can such initiatives adopt in order to increase their local influence and gain more global significance? Cultural theorists, activists and artists explore how they can provide the building blocks for a locally rooted civil society in a globally connected setting."--Back cover. |
| Carrier Form: | 351 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789492095398 (paperback) : 9492095394 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | NX180 |
| CLC: | J0-05 |
| Call Number: | J0-05/A784-12 |
| Contents: |
Public, civil and civic spaces / Understanding civil cultures. -- The civil potency of a singular experience: on the role of cultural organizations in transnational civil undertakings / In the absence of culture there can be no political community: a conversation with Ivan Krastev / Transnational activism through the arts: more a potential than a reality / Beyond the violence of colonial civility: examining the art of Raven Davis / Getting on the ground. -- Artistic spaces of civil action. -- To give a voice: a conversation with Stefan Kaegi of Rimini Protokoll / Recetas urbanas: 'Urban recipes' for an active citizenry / Regional experiences of cultural activism. -- Contradictions in Russian cultural politics: conservatism as an instrument of neoliberalism / From independent cultural work to political subjectivity: a conversation with Tomislav Medak / On 'social culture' in Poland / Rethinking relationships: the civic role of arts organizations in England / Performance of dissent: from cultural resilience to catharsis and reconciliation in the former Yugoslavia / A stage for resistance: the cultural scene in Turkey / |