While leaders from the G-20 nations met in Pittsburgh this weekend to further pave the road to globalization, Michelle Obama shared the arts with her fellow spouses, and protesters tried to interrupt the meeting, one artist quietly and clearly detailed the relationship between free markets, democracy, genocide, and middle-class consumerism. If you only know Arundhati Roy … [Read more...] about An Artist Activist Takes On Globalization
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Manufacturing Discontent 2
Update: Thanks to Leonard Jacobs for commenting and prompting me to check out his tracking of the anti-NEA campaign at the Clyde Fitch Report. He also links to several other bloggers from the arts world working to unravel the NEA conference call reality. Check out Ian David Moss' Shocking(ly tame) NEA audio and transcript released.CultureGrrl has today's statement from Rocco … [Read more...] about Manufacturing Discontent 2
Manufacturing Discontent
I went to 9th grade "Back to School Night" last week and learned that my son's history teacher focuses on critical thinking skills before teaching history. He explicitly aims to give students the tools to analyze history, understand the difference between primary and secondary sources, and ultimately be prepared to live as discerning and engaged citizens. The importance of this … [Read more...] about Manufacturing Discontent