Scientists concluded that contemporary society has become more exposed to many other types of violence than in the past. Let's look into media, art and literature and their effect on our attitudes towards violence.
Category: Politics
10 Anti-war shocking artworks
In contrast to the past, DADA, the first declared anti-war art movement, approached the subjects of war, death, terror, insanity, diseases, domination, and conquest at a completely different level. The artists were often on the frontline, thus, by interiorizing the traumatic experiences there, they were able to exteriorize them on their canvas later. The results speak for themselves.
Comics – A (Hi)Story in Images
Comics, graphic novels, or bandes dessinees, this mix of visual and textual fragments has been in the attention of the large public since its birth. Approaching all subjects, including social critique, children's story tales, justice themes, war, terrorism, and generational trauma, comics reach out to people of all classes and ages.
What can Award-winning Activists teach us about Peace?
It is the utmost desire of every human being to live in peace. However, this basic human need is not always easy to achieve. How do we stop these conflicts and help achieve peace? In this post, we’ll talk a bit about the way well-known activists talked about peace. Here are some of the teachings that can help us establish peace, with our enemies and ourselves.
How Art and Politics Influence and Shape Each Other
Artists can be activists themselves, as a part of a political movement or organisation, but many times they cause political change singlehandedly without joining any pre-existing political force. In this blog post, we’ll look into the critical and emancipatory role art can have in society, as well as participatory art and propaganda art.
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