The arts during times of crisis
This week we will be examining the role of art in a time of crisis.
Task 10
Reading
Schmidt Campbell, M (2006). "The Role of the Arts in a Time of Crisis" Artistic Citizenship: A Public Voice for the Arts. Eds. Mary Schmidt Campbell and Randy Martin. New York: Routledge, pp. 23-32.
Read this text and answer the question below.
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Reflection
Now think of responses to the following questions.
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Viewing
Watch the TED Talk Can art change the world? (24:09 mins) (opens in a new window) from 2011 by JR to see an example of how some artists are trying to change the world.
Forum
Find on the internet a newspaper or magazine article about a specific global problem. Go to the discussion forum "Problems and artistic solutions" and post a link to the article and your answers to the following questions. Comment on at least one post from another student.
- What did you learn from this article that you did not know before?
- What can you do to help? Like JR's idea, can you come up with something that can help draw attention to the problem and an artistic way of drawing the attention?