A group of young artists in South Sudan are hoping music and art can help reverse the damages of war
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These Political Artwork articles reflect the strong relationship between the arts and politics, particularly between various kinds of art and power, occurs across historical epochs and cultures. As they respond to contemporaneous events and politics, the arts take on political as well as social dimensions, becoming themselves a focus of controversy and even a force of political as well as social change. Also see our main section on Political Art or our extensive articles on World Protest.
Keeping Some Perspective on Kathy’s Political SNAFU
Honestly, I don’t think Kathy’s career should end over this. She’s already facing the consequences, losing sponsors and getting hate mail. She also delivered a genuine sincere apology.
Malawi Gospel Artist Fundraises For Children Cancer Ward
Singer in Malawi has raised more than $20,000 in donations for the country’s only pediatric cancer ward
The Curious Case of Minnesota’s Voting Dress Code
Minnesota law forbids voters from wearing any apparel that a bureaucrat deems political
Celebrating 50 Years of ‘100 Years of Solitude’
Few novels have received such warm praise from politicians, writers, critics and artists
Why Lebanon Wants to Ban Wonder Woman From Its Cinemas
Ministry says it has asked the country’s security agency to ban the 2017 Wonder Woman movie
Remaking House of Cards in the Age of Trump
President Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) is the face of House of Cards’ political intrigue
VIDEO: Putin Is Cracking Down On Russian Political Artists
A Russian filmmaker is among those feeling extra scrutiny from state censors and even the courts
POEM: Brilliant Shadows in a World of Darkness
This poem — from a Masters student in Clinical Mental Counseling who is concerned about her prospects as a scholar in civil society — speaks the truth of many students of all races, all ethnicities, all creeds.
40 Year Later, Reflections on the Protest Songs of Sex Pistols
The song that had one British politician wishing for the Sex Pistols’ sudden death: God Save the Queen