Art and Politics under Modern Dictatorships

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.

Enriches the reader's understanding of the way art and politics function in a dictatorship Explores the neglected topic of art under non-democratic regimes Presents a comparative analysis of the interaction between art and politics in two dissimilar dictatorships Uses an interdisciplinary approach that combines the fields of political theory, theory of art, art history, and contemporary philosophy Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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

Inhalt

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.