The Work of Art in the World : Civic Agency and Public Humanities /

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Celebrating art and interpretation that take on social challenges, Doris Sommer steers the humanities back to engagement with the world. The reformist projects that focus her attention develop momentum and meaning as they circulate through society to inspire faith in the possible. Among the cases th...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Sommer, Doris, 1947- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Durham : Duke University Press, 2014.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Konst och samhälle.
Soziales Engagement
Künste
Aktivismus
Arts > Political aspects.
Arts and society.
EDUCATION > Higher.
ART > Reference.
ART > Performance.
Arts et societe.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) > Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:Celebrating art and interpretation that take on social challenges, Doris Sommer steers the humanities back to engagement with the world. The reformist projects that focus her attention develop momentum and meaning as they circulate through society to inspire faith in the possible. Among the cases that she covers are top-down initiatives of political leaders, such as those launched by Antanas Mockus, former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, and also bottom-up movements like the Theatre of the Oppressed created by the Brazilian director, writer, and educator Augusto Boal. Alleging that we are all cultu.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (232 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780822377122

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