Activating democracy : the "I wish to say" project

Activating democracy : the "I wish to say" project / edited by Sheryl Oring.

"Driven by a powerful belief in the value of free expression, Sheryl Oring has for more than a decade been helping people across the United States voice concerns about public affairs through her "I Wish to Say" project. This book uses that project as the starting point for an explorat...

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Other Authors: Oring, Sheryl (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK : Chicago, IL, USA : Intellect ; The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Art, American > Political aspects > United States.
ART > Performance.
ART > Reference.
ART / General
Art, American > Political aspects
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title; Coyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Taking a Moment to Have a Say; "I WISH TO SAY:" 2004; PART I Ruminations: The Artist's Perspective; Ruminations: The Artist's Perspective; The Typewriter: An Ode to Its Smells, Sounds, and Tactile Responses; The Look: Patty and Her Avatars; The Question: The Door to What We Most Want to Know; The Camera: Coming to Terms with Photographing People; The Digital Archive: Maintaining Privacy by Giving It All Away; The Paper, the Game, and the City Park: Places for Things to Happen; The Street: Fleeting Situations and Doings.
  • The City: The Political Equator and the Radicalization of the LocalThe Road: Stories From the Navajo Nation; Dissent: American Style; "I WISH TO SAY:" 2008; PART II Frameworks: Scholarly Views; Frameworks: Scholarly Views ; Toward a Sociability of Objects; Socially Engaged Art, Photography, and Art History; Activism's Art: A (Very) Brief History of Social Practice and Artist Books; Free Speech in a Digital Era; Efficacy, Trust, and the Future of Civic Engagement; PART III Conclusion: Listening and the Power of Small Acts; Conclusion: Listening and the Power of Small Acts.
  • Turning Strangers into NeighborsLet It Linger; Small Acts, Forlorn Practices ; PART IV Postscript: An Activist's Discourse; Postscript: An Activist's Discourse; Q & A: Sheryl Oring and Svetlana Mintcheva; "I WISH TO SAY:" SEQUELS; "I WISH TO SAY:" Chronology and Credits; Endnotes; Bibliography; About the Contributors; Back Cover.

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