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

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.

List of contents

1. Art and Politics under Modern Dictatorships: An Introduction .- 2. The Two Modern Dictatorships in Chile and Romania 1970s-1989 .- 3. Art Should Be Apolitical: Official Art in Chile .- 4. Art Must Be Politicized: Official Art in Romania .- 5. Alternative Art in Chile: Politicized Art .- 6. Alternative Art in Romania: Aesthetic Resistance .- 7. A Model of Comparative Analysis of Art and Politics in Dictatorships.

About the author

Caterina Preda is Senior University Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University of Bucharest, Romania. 

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Caterina Preda
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9783319572697
• ISBN: 978-3-31-957269-7
• No. of pages: 323
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 217 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 535 g
• Illustrations: X, 323 p. 19 illus., 3 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Management, Archäologie, Europa, Amerika, Darstellende Künste, B, Cultural Management, Europe, Cultural Studies, Performing Arts, Fine Arts, European Politics, Political Science, Politics & government, International business, Archaeology, auseinandersetzen, Fine Art, Political Science and International Studies, Comparative Politics, Theatre and Performance Arts, Europe—Politics and government, Fine arts: art forms, Latin America—Politics and government, South & Central America (including Mexico), Latin America, Latin American Politics, The Arts: art forms