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Contemporary Art and Modern Politics: Reactions to activist art and why audiences interpret artworks as political
Get PDFIn this study I examine the major factors that lead to museum-goers’ reactions to political works of art. Why do some people react to a work of art while others do not, how do works create discomfort in its viewer and what went wrong if they fall short of producing a reaction? Political art is defined by its political content and its involvement of the public, so then the audience plays an important role in its politicization? What role are the viewers taking on within the context of the artwork’s exhibition, artistic intent, art historic background, general demographics, and the society? The politicization of art is an intersection of the context of the social world the art is being exhibited in and the cultural conditioning and person-specific characteristics of the person viewing the work. Main factors that impacted the reception of political art by a viewer can be divided into previous involvement with and exposure to the arts and identification with a marginalized population
The Revolution Will Not Come with Flowers: What Motivates Some Greeks to Join the High-Risk, High-Cost Anarchist Movement
No full textFollowing the 2008 economic crisis in Europe, Greece has seen a rise in anarchist movements. The rise of modern-day anarchism has remained steady throughout the last decade and has established a strong presence in the political, social, and economic spheres of Greek society. Greek anarchists constantly engage in high-risk, high-cost forms of activism, ranging from firebombing banks to rioting against the police. This thesis seeks to explore the motivations of some Greeks behind joining the modern-day Greek anarchist movement. Using a combination of interviews with anarchists and mini-ethnographies from demonstrations and anarchist-occupied squats, results showed that Greek anarchists tend to be structurally available, under multiple strains at once (the economy, police force, and education system), emotionally effected by the murder of Alexandros Grigoropoulos in 2008, and experiencing feelings of solidarity with the rest of the members of the movement. Because the movement does not recruit, Greeks had to seek out the movement themselves; most were influenced to join the anarchist movement after they came into contact with the movement’s demonstrations, riots, or protests. Many anarchists also underscored the importance of having grown up in Greece, a country with a long history of anarchy, activism, and rebellion. Greece’s anarchist culture socializes its youth for activism, making some more receptive to joining the anarchist movement
Living Music: A study of the effects of ‘musicking’ on small group life at Hamilton College
No full textMusic is a cultural object that’s shared by people in every corner of the world. In the past, studies of the sociology of music have emphasized music as a commodity, focusing on producers and distributor and portraying the consumer as alienated and without agency. However, recent studies provide us with a sociological view of music that’s more focused on how humans themselves use music in their daily lives. This is a study of ‘musicking’, the definition for which is provided by Roy and Dowd as the use of music’s intersubjective meanings to interpret and enact the worlds we confront, as sustained through interaction. Using interview data gathered from students at Hamilton College, I’ve explored the ways in which students enact musicking in their daily lives, with a specific focus on small group life. The data suggests that among Hamilton students, music creates a hierarchical structure of preferred musical styles based on several contextual and demographic factors. This structure is upheld through students’ interactions with others as well as the various techniques they use to confer and detract social status from themselves and their peers. The way students use music to navigate this hierarchy also profoundly shapes their interpersonal and group relationships. I conclude that music plays an instrumental role in students’ personal and social lives, and its influence manifests itself in a plethora of ways both on and off Hamilton’s campus
“Waking up White”: How White People Develop Positive Racial Attitudes in an Era of Color-Blind Racism
No full textIn our existing culture of color-blind racism (or explicitly negative racial attitudes which have gained more and more acceptability under the Trump administration) in which white people aren’t expected to engage with racial issues, and face no penalties for failing to do so, it is puzzling the conditions/processes by which some white people form positive racial attitudes. My research project investigates the narratives of white people who hold positive racial attitudes and the process through which they formed these attitudes. It explores the several different theories posited by scholars, including demographic characteristics, social networks, media, period effects, group threat, and intergroup contact (ascertained through in-depth interviews) and assesses which explanations best apply to my participants by comparing their narratives of racial attitude formation with the existing literature about what predisposes white people to having positive racial attitudes. My research also looks at variations in the positivity of these participants’ attitudes in order to attempt to develop a causal model of racial consciousness raising in white people. My study points to the significance of meaningful relationships with people of other races, religion, and specific “a ha!” moments that cause one to confront and then rethink one’s assumptions about their own identity in relation to the identities of people of color as factors that predispose individuals toward attaining the empathy necessary to form positive racial attitudes
A&Q Presents: October 23, 2019
No full textAvery Cook \u2721 is a creative writing major born, raised, and now educated in upstate New York. On campus, she is a chapel intern, a Special Collections student assistant, and co-captain of the women’s rugby team. Her goal after Hamilton is to work in publicity for children’s books and her goal as a writer is to create a story that crosses Dennis Johnson with the almighty Flannery O’ Connor. Her literary heroes include O’ Connor, Margaret Fishback, and Kyandreia Jones.
Malik Irish \u2722 is from Boston, MA and a Posse Scholar. Has been writing for about five years and has an interest in the arts ranging from music, dance, drawing, and performing. Wants to double major in Sociology and Art and hopes to find a career that brings both fields together and stability