Sentences with phrase «about social and political issues»

Erika Rothenberg is a conceptual artist whose provocative and humorous work about social and political issues takes many forms, from paintings and photographs to museum installations and large - scale outdoor works.

Not exact matches

The idea of speaking out about political issues via social media isn't restricted to Uber, Lyft and Trump's executive order on immigration.

In early January, Walden Asset Management, a corporate client who uses Vanguard for their 401 (k) program, wrote Vanguard about its proxy voting practices with respect to social and environmental issues like political spending and climate change.

It asked respondents how often clergy had spoken out about various social and political issues.

But what is most striking about Studiorum Ducem is the interest in the social and political issues.

Some people think that social or political solutions to these issues are impossible, and that the change of heart necessary for a real end to racism will not come about through legislation.

Morally, then, we can no longer ignore the troublesome issues about the redistribution of wealth; plans for improvement without accompanying demands for social and political reform are a cruel hoax.

He's passionate about social injustice and not afraid to engage political issues he sees as dangerous.

She watches, she says, to gain information about important social and political issues of the day.

Sharp declines in relative numbers (to about one - fifth of the population), even sharper reduction in religious commitment, and deep divisions on social issues sapped the Mainline's political strength and undermined its dominant position in the Republican Party.

«Serious economic, social, and political issues in the Muslim world... need urgent remedying,» Safi Writes, and if «one is talking about a reformation that would address all of those levels, then I would suspect that most progressive Muslims would readily support that usage of the term.»

Those who are involved in small groups often claim that these groups have influenced how they think on political and economic issues — for example, raising their interest in questions of peace and social justice or, in the case of conservative religious groups, generating ire about abortion and gay rights.

These groups were less concerned about market fluctuations and more concerned with issues of social equity, environmental health and having fun, which meant they unwittingly epitomised the goals of political ecology, by challenging the dominant agricultural methods of production and marketing.

So, the question remains: Does engaging hundreds of millions of people on the subject of conflict in central Africa «help» despite not actually confronting the root causes and longterm consequences, i.e. can it be celebrated as step, however small, in the right direction for social media, political activism and raising awareness about African issues?

Every day, hundreds of thousands of people are talking about these issues on social media, which for political campaigns and advocates is a social data and engagement goldmine.

I think we need to stop putting «Europe» in a box, and talking about it as if it is a separate issue from all the other political and social concerns we have.

Sargent warns that mistakes will become increasingly crucial as issues about occupational health and safety, environmental protection and international trading standards creep up the political and social agenda.

My point was that the non-scientists Will and Crichton should be listened to because they are giving testimony about the possibility of social - political issues involving bias.

About Blog The Journal is particularly interested in addressing the political, economic, social, military and strategic aspects of global health issues.

Some good political points were made about social issues and America's meddling in other nations (the shock doctrine comes to mind).

It's a film that is more concerned about creating mood, atmosphere, symbolism and metaphor with its images and sounds, than a strong narrative or character exploration, and therefore lacks that sucker - punch it perhaps requires in highlighting these political and social issues.

Also, the film tries to address some kind of political and social issues about big corporations in bed with world governments regarding natural resources like clean water.

Moral questions about whether the means justify the ends are posed (still possibly the thorniest real issue that the vigilantism of the Batman character raises), and the political and social implications brought up in its grand finale are just stupendous.

HOLLYWOOD — «The Shape of Water,» a Cold War fantasy about a mute woman who falls in love with a humanoid sea creature, won the Oscar for best picture Sunday at the 90th Academy Awards, a ceremony laced with social and political statements, particularly on the issues of diverse representation and sexual assault in the film industry.

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«As a result, your approach to social relationships and the emotions you have toward role models, teachers, and peers will change the way you think about non-social concepts like math or democracy or political issues like the death penalty.

Training of participants of different locations and states in one place has advantages that resulted in experience and ideas exchange about darfur issues and it created awareness of the importance of shared roles of women and men in peace building and conflict management also it helped in clear the social barrier that hindered political participation of women in Darfur.

Cohen selected the artworks based on questions about identity, social justice, and political critique — issues that are often discussed at HGSE.

It brings social and political issues into the learning process as students are asked to make recommendations to the government about bird flu.

I use this platform to study how students developed their artistic and political voices as they participated in a visual arts class focused on making art about social issues.

I define artistic voice as how students blend ideas with media to construct representations, political voice is how they articulate ideas about social issues that emerge from their experiences, and by social issues, I mean self - selected topics that impact a larger community and are important to students (e.g., immigration, cyberbullying).

About Blog The Journal is particularly interested in addressing the political, economic, social, military and strategic aspects of global health issues.

Far Cry 5's big bet is all about the fresh Montana setting and the plot based on Joseph Seed's doomsday cult, with all its ramifications on contemporary social and political issues.

About An Incomplete History Through the lens of the Whitney's collection, An Incomplete History of Protest looks at how artists from the 1940s to the present have confronted the political and social issues of their day.

Akunyili Crosby has a striking ability to depict deeply personal imagery that transcends the specificity of individual experience and engages in a global dialogue about trenchant social and political issues.»

The installation's group of anthropomorphic forms alludes to the type of gatherings that have taken place in various public spaces across the world in recent times, demonstrations of clashing values about political views and social space and other politicized issues.

[Njideka] Akunyili Crosby has a striking ability to depict deeply personal imagery that transcends the specificity of individual experience and engages in a global dialogue about trenchant social and political issues.»

View his new works up close and hear about his explorations of public, social, and political issues in current - day Korea and the DC area.

Moffett consistently constructs his works around critical frameworks that engage audiences to think about painting, art, and the political and social issues that shape our contemporary lives.

By re-appropriating American culture through found objects, she questions social, political and cultural issues about sex, gender identity and marginalized groups.

This allegedly personal element − a story about the artist's family − is not a sentimental activation of biography, but rather a formal investigation into a set of conventions whose familiarity allows the artist to broach difficult political and social issues without presupposing a kind of authority or jurisdiction.

He considers himself «truly bi-cultural» and strives to open up debate about the social, cultural and political issues that shape our histories and construct identity.

«I paint about today's society, social and political issues.

Slava Ostap, a Ukrainian native, is vocal about social, religious, and political issues.

Jakkai Siributr (b. 1969) works primarily with textiles, creating powerful statements about religious, social and political issues in contemporary Thailand.

The exhibition focuses on over four decades of cartoons created during presidential election years, from past races to 2016, through multiple perspectives, examining the art form as a conduit for awareness about political and social issues.

Much of the work (from SFr35, 000 to SFr4.5 m, about # 27,000 to # 3.5 m) involves bold, expressive elements (thick impasto brushstrokes and vibrant colours) to play up the political themes and social commentary that touch on the issues of the decade (Aids; the Iran - Iraq war; the rise of global warming; advertising as art)-- from the playful, pop - art figures by Haring and Kenny Scharf (Rosso Ruska Rougette, 1984, first picture), to the street art of Rene Ricard (Poison, 1989, second picture) and Jean - Michel Basquiat (Untitled, 1981, third picture).

Mayorga says about the work, «My work addresses issues of social and political content.

Central to all of Shonibare's work, which includes sculpture, painting, photography, and film - making, is the debate about social, cultural, and political issues that shape history and constructs identity.

Visit the Guggenheim for Found in Translation, an exhibition about globalization that looks back on social history and current political issues.