Sentences with phrase «by sociopolitical»

One of the most controversial writers in Canada, National Post columnist and acclaimed author Barbara Kay, makes her first foray into fiction with the release of «A Three Day Event,» a murder mystery underscored by sociopolitical tensions in a Quebec horse sport community.

Informed by the sociopolitical contexts of Latin America, Cruzvillegas has garnered much attention for his dynamic assemblage sculptures made of found objects.

Serious in subject matter and witty in execution, these rich and diverse characters enliven Nodjoumi's narratives and allude to collective experiences underpinned by sociopolitical struggles, articulating the full spectrum of feelings from aggression to victimhood.

We are wrestling with internalized life experiences, perceptions of our - selves and familial personas developed by sociopolitical baggage.»

Inspired by sociopolitical beliefs and systems of behavior imposed by their surroundings, the art of both Kamwathi and Vega is rooted in, and interrogative of, the politics of everyday life.

In a way, his three - decade - long career has been marked by the sociopolitical and geopolitical movements around the world.

Narrated by sociopolitical comic Hari Kondabolu, Sugarless Tea takes viewers through India and gives them enough emotional strength in only a few minutes to surely make them dwell on the themes.

It takes place in the early 1990s, following a group of grassroots activists in Paris trying to combat public and bureaucratic indifference with regard to the AIDS epidemic, for which potential pharmaceutical remedies are being sidetracked by sociopolitical obstacles.

The gender switch is not motivated by any sociopolitical notions — this is, after all, 300 - year - old gilt - edged fluff — but rather due to the plot element that dictates that the prince would reject her if he knew her true identity, both because her father is responsible for the death of his parents and because she is a member of the «fairer» sex, for whom he has no need.

Not exact matches

These belief system seek to trascend whatever sociopolitical environment their adherents find themselves in by asserting universal ideals over cultural traditions.

Each chapter offers an insight not only into Muhammad, but also the sociopolitical tensions of a 7th century Arabia, which is beleaguered by drought, famine, war and pagan idolatry.

Although the formulation of the question was not always precise, the everyday experience of black suffering, arising from black people's encounter with the sociopolitical structures controlled by whites, created in my consciousness a radical conflict between the claims of faith on the one hand and the reality of the world on the other.

Here I side with John Howard Yoder against the view prevalent among social ethicists today that the early church found Jesus» sociopolitical ethics, including his teaching on peace, irrelevant and was interested in his life, death, and resurrection only as the basis for justification by faith; that whatever ethics the church taught was drawn from Hellenistic culture, particularly Stoicism.

It was a sociopolitical movement with secular leadership meant to overcome all the adversities that were faced by the Jewish community.

The affect of this Presence is interpreted by Christians as God's graceful self - disclosure, in other words, as an opportunity for God to act «confessionally» in the sociopolitical context of ritual.

Yet those on both sides who translate faith commitments into ideologies unintentionally advance secularization by reducing religion to a sociopolitical identity within a litigious, politicized public order.

Any attempt to deal with one small part of the sociopolitical problem is bound to be taken over by this society and turned to its advantage.

So, if the mass murder at the Sikh temple is not referred to as an act of «terrorism» by virtually every member of our American media and sociopolitical elite, the only message that this will send to millions of people of color across America is that the term «terrorism» has been co-opted and shall apply only when brown bearded men are the shooters, not when they are the tragic victims.

They maintained the tradition that had prevailed throughout the Middle Ages and had shaped all institutions, namely, that peace, concord, and unity could not prevail in a sociopolitical community unless all its members were bound together by the same religious confession.

Halassa was born in Amman, Jordan, amid the sociopolitical upheaval wrought by the rise of religious fundamentalism across the Middle East in the late 1970s.

Though it feels a bit like an upgrade of John Singleton's Higher Learning, which, by contrast, seems highly reticent in how it probes sociopolitical questions, the film holds nothing back in presenting Spike Lee as its strongest influence.

Even Unforgiven, which is revered by younger filmmakers for its sense of despair, is a comic and colorful character study, with vignettes that resist glib sociopolitical codifying.

The Amma Asante film's broad sociopolitical overview is balanced by the intimate attention paid to the leads.

«A lot of sociopolitical attitudes in America were foisted upon the public by «Dragnet.»

Yet its sociopolitical concerns — primarily around indigenous land rights — are muted and muddled by a script that favors manly grunting and moody looks over clarifying dialogue.

A loss - and - revenge potboiler with Relevant Sociopolitical Pretensions, elevated beyond all reason by Diane Kruger's wounded beast of a great performance, which won her best actress honors at Cannes.

Pynchon's books happen at moments of profound cultural and sociopolitical change, only half - understood by the players.

It's a satirical rendering of covert racism enacted by conservative liberals, and it's fresh take as a sociopolitical comedy - horror hit the ball out of the park.

With Sorry to Bother You, the first - time filmmaker has taken the shopworn cautionary tale of the ambitious young professional who doesn't realize he's sold out until it's too late, and turned it into an absurdist sociopolitical satire that's by turns hilarious and horrifying.

Thanks to its geographical situation straddling Europe and Asia, Kazakhstan has always been marked by various cultures, as well as various social, sociopolitical, and economic movements.

What began as a natural integration of my sociopolitical beliefs with a sheer joy of art - making, has since developed into a full - fledged artistic praxis by which I integrate the human realm I come in contact with in the course of my travels - its individuals, cultures, and struggles - with its refuse, in order to comment on and participate in the issues I feel most passionate about.

Curated by Rollins students, this exhibition considers «the complex sociopolitical forces linked to the black imagination in the American experience.»

JOYCE C. SCOTT «Maryland to Murano» Neckpieces and Sculptures by Joyce J. Scott Museum of Arts and Design, New York Sept. 30, 2014 to March 22, 2015 Joyce C. Scott's exquisitely rendered bead and glass works are steeped in provocative narratives and sociopolitical commentary about racism and sexism.

For his first public project in Detroit, Simmons created an immersive, environmental installation by wallpapering the the space with self - created musical fly posters that reference specific musical styles, as well as their attendant subcultures and sociopolitical connotations.

The accompanying fully illustrated exhibition catalog, published by the AFA in association with Yale University Press, surveys the activities and contributions of women painters who worked in Paris in the late 19th century, and provides an examination of the sociopolitical conditions that shaped the culture of the period.

Curated by Christine Eyene, this exhibition takes on the rhetoric of the importance of art «now more than ever», a discourse that gained currency on social media in the face of the crisis of humanism, to examine the relationship between the sociopolitical and aesthetics.

This work adds to the ICA / Boston's strong and ever - expanding collection of sculpture and of works in all mediums by artists who explore the subject of war and sociopolitical violence, including Kader Attia, Louise Bourgeois, Willie Doherty, Mona Hatoum, and Yasumasa Morimura.

This work adds to the ICA / Boston's strong and ever - expanding collection of sculpture, and of works in all mediums by artists who explore the subjects of war and sociopolitical violence, including Kader Attia, Louise Bourgeois, Willie Doherty, Mona Hatoum, and Yasumasa Morimura.

Informed by the international history of video art, the program traces the development of the medium in Israel and explores how artists have employed technology and material to examine the sociopolitical status quo, through themes such as the prominence of political conflict in mass media; the liberalization of the economy; and the impact of free market politics on Israeli culture.

Joffe ennobles the people she paints by rehabilitating the photographic image but, crucially, recognises that it is paint itself — its spatio - temporal complexities rather than attendant theories or sociopolitical ideas surrounding subject matter — that keeps us engaged.

Painting her subjects in cool blues, backlit by the warm glow of streetlights, Casteel conveys individuals» personal stories, while subtly tackling broader sociopolitical concerns.

Inspired by the international migration crisis and tense sociopolitical battles surrounding the issue in the United States and worldwide, the artist has conceived of this ambitious, multi-site project as a way of transforming the metal wire security fence into a powerful artistic symbol.

Hammer Screenings: Films selected by Zarina Zarina's work has its roots in abstraction, but it is informed by a profound sociopolitical awareness.

Through actions and mark - making, the artist transcends the wall as mere surface or backdrop by way of performative inscriptions and drawing, embedding commentary that engages art history, popular culture and sociopolitical concerns.

Informed by a shifted sociopolitical consciousness, Nengudi's earliest work synthesized feminism, African and Japanese dance, music, and religious rituals in experimental sculptures and performances.

Exhibition: August 14 through September 11, 2010 In this recent body of paintings, Population, by artist and musician Tim Evans, we regard figures of discord — victims or willing limbs of the sociopolitical corpus.

Amid the sociopolitical upheavals of the day, Arte Povera artists questioned the established languages of government, industry, and culture by proclaiming the porosity of the artwork, and exalting in its contingency: suddenly, a potential chemical reaction or simple transfer of energy could comprise the work itself.

«As a South African,» Rhode says, «I feel obligated to create my own history by working with certain everyday materials that embody a sociopolitical narrative... This is my motivating force: I have to tell these stories... My voice will be heard.

Apparatus 2.0 expands on its predecessor by initiating long - distance working relationships between the same artists, asking them to consider their experiences — in different cities, under respective historical and sociopolitical conditions — and see how these aspects shape their understanding of images as a form of cultural critique.

Rather setting up a tired artist versus critic battle, the event articulated the sociopolitical power artists wield by taking writing into their own hands.