LECTURE 6 Oct 9, 2013
"Do You Hear the People Sing?" - Knowing the World: Social Issues and Worldview
Main Points:
• Creative arts increase our understanding of the world by making us aware of social issues and concerns
• Social realism and socially responsible arts serves as social critique, depicting narratives and generate public dialogue
• Arts function as nonviolent resistance when they focus on a message, engage an audience and promote imagination
Video Links:
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote about the power of music to rally, organize and inspire social movements.
“Do You Hear the People Sing?” Les Miserables (2012).
2. Jin Xing (金星) is a transgender Chinese dancer who strives to raise awareness based on her philosophy, “I just use my simple existence to change how people look at me.”
3. University students in Hong Kong used dance to encourage activism and concern for social phenomenon, politics and social issues
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Further Information:
Felshin, N. (Ed.) (1995). But is it art?: The spirit of art as activism. Seattle, WA: Bay Press.
Gablik, S. (1991). The reenchantment of art. New York, NY: Thames and Hudson.
* Article: http://www.ru.org/81gablik.html
* Interview: http://jari.podbean.com/2009/11/01/interview-with-suzi-gablik/
Rochfort, D. (1993). Mexican muralists: Orozco, Rivera, Siqueiros. London: Laurence King.