Event Title
Cultural Activism in a Time of Crisis
Description
Susan Platt will offer a critical analysis of socially engaged art with a global perspective. From the art of street protest to the work of gallery artists, she will present renowned artists from Latin American, Asia, Middle East, Europe and the United States described in her recent book, Art and Politics Now,Cultural Activism in a Time of Crisis, that are engaged in issues of war, police state oppressions, racism, borders, and the environment.
About the Lecturer: Susan Noyes Platt, Ph.D, art historian and art critic
Document Type
Event
Start Date
24-10-2012 12:00 PM
End Date
24-10-2012 1:15 PM
Location
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Resource Type
Moving image
Title of Series
World Issues Forum
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Art--Political aspects--21st century
Type
Moving image
Keywords
Cultural activism, Art and politics
Rights
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Language
English
Format
video/mp4
Cultural Activism in a Time of Crisis
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Susan Platt will offer a critical analysis of socially engaged art with a global perspective. From the art of street protest to the work of gallery artists, she will present renowned artists from Latin American, Asia, Middle East, Europe and the United States described in her recent book, Art and Politics Now,Cultural Activism in a Time of Crisis, that are engaged in issues of war, police state oppressions, racism, borders, and the environment.
About the Lecturer: Susan Noyes Platt, Ph.D, art historian and art critic
