Courageous Citizens: How Culture Contributes to Social Change
Over the past decades, the cultural and political map of Europe and the world has changed rapidly. Developments such as the changing status of the European Union, migration, and the wider repercussions of globalization have posed numerous social and political challenges. Instead of recognizing and valuing these challenges, there is a growing tendency to retreat into fixed ideas of culture and cultural divides. This book celebrates the capacity of individuals and small groups to contribute to social change through culture and art. It is a source of inspiration for renegotiating our understanding of the world and affirming culture as a critical space to practive courage and perseverance amid complex societal reconfigurations. Courageous Citizens focuses on those whose daring, sharing, and inventing contribute to our collective future, and for whom cultura and democracy are the starting points for vision and action. The cycle of (re-)thinking, doing, and changing that is inherent in remodelling the way we view the world and concurrently the potential of culture to contribute to positive social change is addressed through three key themes: I—Diversity and Equality; II—Communities and Democracy; III — Fragmentation and Solidarity.
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Braidotti Rosi (Article author), Maas Wietske (Article author), Mors Susanne (Article author), Hall Stuart (Article author), Cherepanyn Vasyl (Article author), Vujanović Ana (Article author), Perjovschi Lia (Article author), Sassen Saskia (Article author), El‑Tayeb Fatima (Article author), Naprushkina Marina (Article author), Cvejić Bojana (Article author), Watson Katherine (Article author), Akomfrah John (Article author), Lafleur Bas (Article author), Harvey David (Article author), Gielen Pascal (Article author), Krastev Ivan (Preface)
Amsterdam
2018
272 pages
9789492095510
Open stacks
Yes
No
701.1 Laf
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