Sentences with phrase «expression as activism»

What began as a masquerade has evolved into a form of imperious self - expression as activism.

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So the Supreme Court, when it practices judicial activism, undercuts democratic participation not only by substituting its own assertoric judgment for democratic deliberation, or by ignoring the plain letter of the constitution in favor of its own political inclinations, but also by understanding itself as a council of philosopher kings (versus really good lawyers) prudentially adjusting the fundamental nature of American democracy to fit the ever changing historical horizon that provides the context for its expression.

With Trudell's lifeline as the narrative thread, this biopic journeys in and out of modern Indian history and politics, exploring the earth - infused philosophy and motivations of Trudell's radical acts and thought, as well as reliving the loss and heartache that prompted his activism to evolve abruptly into artistic expression.

Cuban dissident performance and installation artist Tania Bruguera has been challenging and probing political systems — as well as the boundary between art and activism — and advocating for freedom of expression for over two decades.

With a broad formal range, Ai has continuously challenged possible meanings and modes of art making, most recently employing the Internet and its global reach as a platform for activism and expression.

Her thesis considers contemporary Singaporean fringe theatre as a vehicle for socio - political activism and expression, focusing on representations of characters neglected or silenced by the State narrative.

He grew up during an epoch of transition, following Senegal's period of social and political unrest, where art served as mode of social activism and self - expression for the disenfranchised people.

The first is to present a generation of female artists, trained in the late»90s, who use the body as a medium of expression in their art, but also as a vehicle for their activism.