Voicing Dissent: American Artists and the War on Iraq (Routledge Studies in Law, Society and Popular Culture)

Voicing Dissent presents a unique and original series of interviews with American artists (including Guerrilla Girls on Tour, Tony Shalhoub, Shepard Fairey, Sean Astin, and many others) who have voiced their opposition to the war in Iraq. Following Pierre Bourdieu's example, these discussions are approached sociologically and provide a thorough analysis of the relationships between arts and politics as well as the limits and conditions of political speech and action. These painters and graphic artists, musicians, actors, playwrights, theatre directors and filmmakers reveal their perceptions of politics, war, security and terrorism issues, the Middle East, their experiences with activism, as well as their definition of the artist's role and their practice of citizenship. Addressing the crucial questions for contemporary democracies - such as artists' function in society, the crisis of political legitimacy and representation, the rise of new modes of contestation, and the limits to free public speech - this book will be of interest to scholars in sociology, politics, and the arts. Cover......Page 0 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 8 Foreword......Page 10 Series Editors Preface......Page 12 Introduction......Page 16 Part I Figures of Committed Artists......Page 42 1 Models and Public Voices in the Anti-War Movement......Page 44 2 Generations and Relations to Politics......Page 85 3 Identities, Communities and Anti-War Activism......Page 127 Part II Artistic Professions and Politics......Page 162 4 Costs and Paradoxes of Engaged Art......Page 164 5 Shaping a Political Intention in the Form of Art: From Tension to Affinity......Page 205 6 Hollywood and the War: Celebrities versus Politicians?......Page 246 Notes......Page 286 Bibliography of Main Works Cited......Page 314 Cover -1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 8 Foreword 10 Series Editors Preface 12 Introduction 16 Part I Figures of Committed Artists 42 1 Models and Public Voices in the Anti-War Movement 44 2 Generations and Relations to Politics 85 3 Identities, Communities and Anti-War Activism 127 Part II Artistic Professions and Politics 162 4 Costs and Paradoxes of Engaged Art 164 5 Shaping a Political Intention in the Form of Art: From Tension to Affinity 205 6 Hollywood and the War: Celebrities versus Politicians? 246 Notes 286 Bibliography of Main Works Cited 314 Interdisciplinary Studies This book presents a series of interviews with American artists (including Guerrilla Girls on Tour, Tony Shalhoub, Shepard Fairey, Sean Astin, and many others) who have voiced their opposition to the war in Iraq. These artists reveal their perceptions of politics, war, security and terrorism issues, the Middle East, their experiences with activism, as well as their definition of the artist's role and their practice of citizenship Models and public voices in the anti-war movement Generations and relations to politics Cynthia Croot : temporally rooted devotion Identities, communities, and anti-war activism Artistic professions and politics Costs and paradoxes of engaged art Shaping a political intention in the form of art : from tension to affinity Hollywood and the war : celebrities versus politicians?. Presents a series of interviews with American artists (including the Guerilla Girls, Shepard Fairey and Sean Astin) who have voiced their opposition to the war in Iraq. This title includes discussions that examine the relationships between arts and politics and the limits and conditions of political speech and action