Art and Politics under Modern Dictatorships: A Comparison of Chile and Romania

Art and Politics under Modern Dictatorships: A Comparison of Chile and Romania
ISBN-10
3319572709
ISBN-13
9783319572703
Category
Political Science
Pages
323
Language
English
Published
2017-07-19
Publisher
Springer
Author
Caterina Preda

Description

This book analyzes the relationship between art and politics in two contrasting modern dictatorships. Through a detailed look at the Chilean and Romanian dictatorships, it compares the different ways in which political regimes convey their view of the world through artistic means. It examines how artists help \ convey a new understanding of politics and political action during repressive regimes that are inspired by either communism or anti-communism (neoliberalism, traditionalist, conservative). This book demonstrates how artistic renderings of life during dictatorships are similar in more than one respect, and how art can help better grasp the similarities of these regimes. It reveals how dictatorships use art to symbolically construct their power, which artists can consolidate by lending their support, or deconstruct through different forms of artistic resistance.

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