Politics, Art, and Society: The Arab Uprisings of 2011 and After
28 September 2012
Cleveland, Ohio
Religion, Social Movements, and Protest in the Middle East
9:30 a.m., Dolan Center for Science and Technology, John Carroll University
Well before the popular uprisings of 2011, there was a robust history of diverse social groups. Challenging and protesting political leadership across the Middle East. Change, however fitful, seems now possible in many countries. What are we to make of these actors and the possibilities at hand? Can the post-2011 landscape be rendered as a contest between the secular and the religious, or are the struggles more complex?
The Art and Culture of Revolt in the MIddle East
3:00 p.m., Wolstein Building, 2103 Cornell Road, Case Western Reserve University
Whether graffiti, poetry, songs, or humor, the 2011 uprisings in the Middle East were more than just political events; they were cultural and artistic productions. How did cultural and artistic products figure in the revolts? How have artists in turn been affected by the political changes underway?
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