ABSTRACT

Artistic Citizenship asks the question: how do people in the creative arts prepare for, and participate in, civic life? This volume, developed at NYU’s Tisch School, identifies the question of artistic citizenship to explore civic identity – the role of the artist in social and cultural terms.

With contributions from many connected to the Tisch School including: novelist E.L. Doctorow, performance artist Karen Finley, theatre guru Richard Schechner, and cultural theorist Ella Shohat, this book is indispensable to anyone involved in arts education or the creation of public policy for the arts.

chapter 1|22 pages

Artistic Citizenship: Introduction

chapter 4|8 pages

Encounters with Censorship

chapter 6|18 pages

Responsible Looking

chapter 7|20 pages

A Praise of Doubt

chapter 8|18 pages

Screening Citizens

chapter 11|12 pages

Public and Violence