Arts & International Affairs: Volume 2, Number 2 | Page 54

Theme �:
Voice and Silence
This theme explores how individuals and social groups can assert voice through
artistic creations or in society. What does it mean to have a voice? How do we come
to characterize the voice of a group or community? The individual’s and group’s
agency, or the capacity to act despite obstacles, may be a key consideration for how
creative artistic expressions may be created. Does the same hold for voice for social
and political movements? Under what conditions do individuals remain silent or
are silenced? What does silence mean in art?
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