Dissertation
“To decolonise is to remember”: Contemporary art and the decolonisation of the Western world Introduction From a young age, the history we were taught was selective. In most Western countries, history is manipulated to promote nationalism and when history cannot be altered to fit this agenda, it is ‘left out of the picture’ (Grant &…
Dissent in dance
The murder of George Floyd in 2020 became a catalyst for widespread Black Lives Matter protests, the impact of this injustice continues in conversations today as artists, poets and performers have carried the movement into their own practice as a way to advocate for change and most importantly as a tool to inform/educate. During this…
Censorship of art
Art is a powerful form of protest; it communicates a language that can be universally understood. The power of art is feared by authoritarian governments as it reveals truth-provoking change. Many dictatorships censor art and even go as far as imprisoning artists who create dissent, but also within so-called democratic countries, censorship occurs institutionally. I…
The veil – challenging culturally reinforced prejudices
Post 9/11 ‘the veil has assumed a new significance’ (Bailey and Tawadros, 2004), the covering of a woman’s head has become synonymous with oppression and silence by many western audiences, whereas, for most Muslim women it is a form of modesty, freedom, submission to God and a part of our identity. Protest art creates urgency…
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Amina Pagliari 