Voicing Dissent

Name: Voicing Dissent
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9780415800587
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American Artists and the War on Iraq

By Violaine Roussel and Bleuwenn Lechaux

Series: Routledge Studies in Law, Society and Popular Culture

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Voicing Dissent features in-depth interviews with American artists like Guerrilla Girls on Tour and Shepard Fairey, exploring their opposition to the Iraq war. The book uses a sociological approach inspired by Pierre Bourdieu to analyse the intersections of art, politics, and activism. Artists from various disciplines discuss their views on war, security, and citizenship, offering insight into their political engagement and the role of artists in democracy.
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Ideal for readers interested in sociology, political science, and the arts, particularly those curious about the role of artists in political activism and contemporary democracy.

This book presents a unique and original series of interviews with American artists (including Guerrilla Girls on Tour, Shepard Fairey and Sean Astin) who have voiced their opposition to the war in Iraq. These discussions examine the relationships between arts and politics and the limits and conditions of political speech and action.

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Voicing Dissent presents a unique and original series of interviews with American artists, including Guerrilla Girls on Tour, Tony Shalhoub, Shepard Fairey, Sean Astin, and many others, who have voiced their opposition to the war in Iraq.

Following Pierre Bourdieu's example, these discussions are approached sociologically and provide a thorough analysis of the relationships between arts and politics, as well as the limits and conditions of political speech and action. These painters and graphic artists, musicians, actors, playwrights, theatre directors, and filmmakers reveal their perceptions of politics, war, security and terrorism issues, the Middle East, their experiences with activism, as well as their definition of the artist's role and their practice of citizenship.

Addressing the crucial questions for contemporary democracies—such as artists' function in society, the crisis of political legitimacy and representation, the rise of new modes of contestation, and the limits to free public speech—this book will be of interest to scholars in sociology, politics, and the arts.

Series: Routledge Studies in Law, Society and Popular Culture

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Voicing Dissent

By Violaine Roussel and Bleuwenn Lechaux

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David S. Meyer praises the book for showing how artists maintain their artistic integrity while becoming activists. From the Foreword, Michele Lamont highlights its rich exploration of the connections between politics, culture, and human subjectivity, recommending it as an enriching experience.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415800587

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 23 December 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 7 Halftones, black and white; 7 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 750g

Pages: 318

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Bleuwenn Lechaux Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Military History Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs Series: Routledge Studies in Law, Society and Popular Culture Violaine Roussel

About the Author

Violaine Roussel is a sociologist and professor of Political Science at the University of Paris VIII and currently a visiting scholar in the Department of Sociology at UCLA. Bleuwenn Lechaux is currently completing a PhD in political science at the University of Rennes on a comparative analysis of the involvement of theatre artists for social and political causes in Paris and New York since the 1970s.

Voicing Dissent