The work of art in the world : civic agency and public humanities / Doris Sommer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sommer, Doris, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arts and society.

Arts--Political aspects.

Arts.

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)--Social aspects.

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

From the top : government-sponsored creativity

Press here : cultural acupuncture and civic stimulation

Art and accountability

Pre-texts : the arts interpret

Play drive in the hard drive : Schiller's poetics of politics.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780822355861

0822355868

9780822377122

0822377128

OCLC:

1139382769