The shifting ethos in Chinese art history, from serving political propaganda to expressing individual narratives, demonstrates how ethical considerations are inextricably linked to artistic expression.
WE THE PEOPLE is a flawed realization of the intended purpose of government, allowing us to call into question not only the mechanisms through which it operates but also to critically think about the true intentions of the founding fathers.
Maruja saw a few slack-jawed and told them they should close their mouths before they catch flies. The onlookers grew more irritated as the gang of artists defied the bourgeoisie’s rules.
Even as some bemoan the encroachment of “woke” politics on comedy, Superstore uses comedy as a tool to navigate political topics and strikes a balance between consoling viewers and furthering discomfort around charged subjects.
The changing historical reality of the Southern strategy evidences that institutionalized racism has never been an easy equation of Southern culpability.
The question of “What is the right way for Black women to be feminine?” has become a crucial point of debate in recent years, especially on social media where people showcase their femininity in various ways.
The South Side of Chicago is known throughout the world for the direct violence that occurs there. However, the direct violence results from the structural violence occurring through institutions and policies that have taken away the lives of thousands of Chicagoans for almost a century.
Read with Butler in mind, Coetzee's "Waiting for the Barbarians" portrays the ways an empire manufactures reality, justifying its attack on a broad, different “other” whose lives are “ungrievable” and exist only to further the narrative that the state has constructed of itself.