Art and Upheaval

by Cleveland, William

• ISBN13: 9780976605461
• ISBN10: 0976605465
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-07-30
• Publisher: New Village Pr

Summary

Citizen artists successfully rebuild the social infrastructure in six cities devastated by war, repression, and dislocation.

Author Biography

Bill Cleveland is a pioneer in the community arts movement and one of its most poetic documenters. Activist, teacher, lecturer, and musician, he directs the Center for the Study of Art & Community

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Foreword	p. xi
Introduction: "The frontlines are everywhere"	p. 1
The Community Wedding: Northern Ireland
Early Days	p. 13
Devising	p. 22
A Community Wedding	p. 32
Resurrection Dance: Cambodia
Killing Culture	p. 49
Reclaiming History	p. 61
Tilling the Fields	p. 71
The Art of Human Rights: South Africa
Walter Kefue Chakela	p. 87
Artist for Human Rights	p. 118
Prayers, Paper, Fire	p. 127
Art for Humanity	p. 152
The Watts Prophets: USA
Poets	p. 171
Prophets	p. 184
Griots	p. 194
Tests of Will and War: Australia
X-Ray Blindness	p. 213
Half-a-Life	p. 223
Maralinga	p. 239
Ngapartji Ngapartji	p. 253
Dancing in the Dark: Serbia
Angels in the Square	p. 277
Darker Still	p. 288
Bombs and Salt	p. 305
Notes	p. 321
Index	p. 327
About the Author	p. 333
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