And in some ways the pivotal movement of those times, because it again got most of the criticism, was what people
called Social Realism.
Not exact matches
Bellah
calls his own view «symbolic
realism» and he contrasts it both with the «primary naiveté» and «objectivism» of orthodoxy, and with the «functional reductionism» and «subjectivism» common in the
social sciences.
If I had to describe the genre of Fearless Jones I would
call it comic noire with a fringe of
social realism.
As Surrealism was gradually introduced to these artists, aspects of horror and fantasy were integrated into
Social Realism creating a hybrid style
called Social Surrealism.
He famously
called 1930's
Social Realism «Poor art for poor people», but I digress...]
My first works that no longer had anything to do with so -
called realism still had a
social intent.
The works which stress local and small - town themes are often
called «American Regionalism», and those depicting urban scenes, with political and
social consciousness are called «Social Realism&r
social consciousness are
called «
Social Realism&r
Social Realism».
Today, novels that would once have been
called science fiction can be read as
social realism.