Wild Fire
Art as Activism
- Publisher
- Three O'Clock Press
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2006
- Category
- Criticism & Theory
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894549554
- Publish Date
- Apr 2006
- List Price
- $26.95
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Description
The dynamic essays in this collection speak to activists, artists, educators, students and community workers who share a passion for art, politics and social change. The questions of why and for whom art is made and the way it can be used to promote discussion and transformation are addressed. Through exploration of a range of artistic projects - from mural painting, photography, zine-making, alternative publishing to street theatre, puppetry and protest singing - Wild Fire inspires critical and artistic forms of social commentary and action.
About the author
Deborah Barndt is Professor and Coordinator of the Community Arts Practice (CAP) Program in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University in Toronto. She is the author of Tangled Routes: Women, Work, and Globalization on the Tomato Trail, Second Edition and editor of Wild Fire: Art as Activism.