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Spearheading Debate
Dubin
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Description for Spearheading Debate
Paperback.
As South Africa’s democracy matures, this book raises pertinent questions: How does the state mediate between traditional tribal authority and constitutional law in matters such as initiation customs or the rights of women, children, and homosexuals? What are the limitations on artistic freedom in a society where sensitivities over colonial- and apartheid-era representations are acute? How does race open up discussions or close down dialogue? and What are the parameters of freedom of speech when minorities fear that hateful language may trigger actual violence against them? Examining disputes over South African art, music, media, editorial cartoons, history, public memory, and a variety of social practices, the culture ... Read more
As South Africa’s democracy matures, this book raises pertinent questions: How does the state mediate between traditional tribal authority and constitutional law in matters such as initiation customs or the rights of women, children, and homosexuals? What are the limitations on artistic freedom in a society where sensitivities over colonial- and apartheid-era representations are acute? How does race open up discussions or close down dialogue? and What are the parameters of freedom of speech when minorities fear that hateful language may trigger actual violence against them? Examining disputes over South African art, music, media, editorial cartoons, history, public memory, and a variety of social practices, the culture ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publisher
South Africa
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Johannesburg, South Africa
ISBN
9781431407378
SKU
V9781431407378
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About Dubin
Steven C. Dubin is a professor of arts administration at Columbia University and a research affiliate of Columbia University’s Institute of African Studies. He is the author of Arresting Images: Impolitic Art and Uncivil Actions, Bureaucratizing the Muse: Public Funds and the Cultural Worker, Displays of Power: Memory and Amnesia in the American Museum, and Transforming Museums: Mounting Queen Victoria in a Democratic ... Read more
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