Academic papers on Social & Political Issues In Art

Women's Images and Realities
(6 pp) For more years than we would like to count, the arts have been used to reinforce gender and racial oppression. Some of the discrimination may be subtle, or so ingrained, that it is no longer noticed. Women in the visual arts have...
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The Relationship Between Art & Politics: Martin Heidegger and Walter Benjamin.
(5 pp). When asked in an interview (Kreisler 2000), what is important about politics, John Tussman said that, "politics is the art of providing for the general welfare; and in principle is not competitive." However the "reality of what is...
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Juan de Onate: Still Causing Trouble.
(5 pp) You wouldn't think that a guy on a horse would cause much trouble in the Southwest. That is not the case concerning a larger than life-size statue of the Spanish conquistador Juan de Onate at a small museum in Alcade, New Mexico....
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Arts & Crafts: The Same but Different.
( 10 pp.) No matter what the language that is assigned to the topic, the conundrum of "what is arts and what is crafts," seems to be philosophically cemented firmly in place. In the twenty first century we can say, that "most...
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Humor in Performance Art
( 8 pp.) Our challenge in this discussion is to consider humor in light of "performance art." Consequently we will look at some people who by there own definition, are performance artists and see what conclusions we can draw about the role...
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Themes of the Renaissance
(5 pp) The Renaissance (French for "Rebirth) is known as the period of the individual (1400-1650); in that man was no longer a "cog in the machine" enduring life, but rather, he viewed himself as a unique person, who could shape the...
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Peter Blume: The Rock (1948)
(5 pp) It has been suggested that Peter Blume was one of the first Americans to favor surrealism, in his mature work. He has also been labeled a "magic realist," which has a nice ring to it but doesn't really tell us much. In this...
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Manifested Behavior
The manifestation of collective behavior whose purpose is transformation, either personal or social is seen in social movements, religion and education. This 7 page paper explores these three areas. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Dada in New York
(10 pp) "From a distance these things, these Movements take on a charm that they do not have close up--I assure you." -- Marcel Duchamp, Letter to Ettie Stettheimer, 1921. Due to the conditions, and poverty present in Europe the art...
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The Post Modern Sky is Falling
(5 pp) The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Screamed Chicken Little. It was quite some time before his friends could reassure him that those pieces of sky were simply raindrops, which could be equally useful. The same might be said...
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The Arts-a Mix or a Match with Freud, Jung and Hegel
(6 pp)After the last major space exploratory flight, an announcer quipped, now all that is left for major exploration is the human mind. That probably became the case shortly after man thought he had conquered fire, rather than...
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Perception, Memory, and Time in the Sensual World
This 10 page paper has been written to continue an exploration of the influence of Eastern philosophy on the development of my artistic practice. However, it also brings together, my increased artistic fascination with the temporal concepts of the...
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Sports For The Disabled
Each person is a unique individual, with their own traits and personality. The personality is a culmination of social, environmental, genetic and personal traits. This 5 page paper explores the legal realm of inclusion of disabled athletes and...
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Issues Regarding Pre-Marital Sex
This is a 7 page tutorial language paper on the moral, legal and ethical issues involved in pre-marital sex. Original church rules regarding pre-marital sex were made in the first century when societies were vastly different. In today
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Is Marxian Communism a Religion?
This is a 6 page paper discussing whether or not Marxian Communism can be considered a religion in itself. Marxian Communism was considered a functional alternative to the society in which the oppressed proletariat lived within the 1800s. The...
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