Artistic Citizenship

Artistic Citizenship asks the question: how do people in the creative arts prepare for, and participate in, civic life? This volume, developed at NYUa (TM)s Tisch School, identifies the question of artistic citizenship to explore civic identity a " the role of the artist in social and cultural terms. With contributions from many connected to the Tisch School including: novelist E.L. Doctorow, performance artist Karen Finley, theatre guru Richard Schechner, and cultural theorist Ella Shohat, this book is indispensable to anyone involved in arts education or the creation of public policy for the arts.

1. Randy Martin, Artistic Citizenship: Introduction 2. Mary Schmidt Campbell, The Role of the Arts in a Time of Crisis 3. Richard Schechner, A Polity of its Own Called Art? 4. Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, Encounters with Censorship 5. E.L. Doctorow, Address to the students of the Tisch School for the Arts, New York University, September 14, 2001 6. Deborah Willis, Responsible Looking 7. Gail Segal, A Praise of Doubt 8. Toby Miller, Screening Citizens 9. Rober Stam & Ella Shohat, Patriotism, Fear, and Artistic Citizenship 10. Arvind Rajagopal, Art for Whose Sake? Artistic Citizenship as an Uncertain Thing 11. George Yudice, Public and Violence 12. Jan Cohen-Cruz, 'Twixt Cup and Lip': Intentions and Execution of Community-based Art as Civic Expression 13. Karen Finley, Participating in Artistic Citizenship: Constructing a National Narrative-- Considering the Passion of Terri Schiavo List of Contributors Index