{"product_id":"aeffect-stephen-duncombe-9781531506513","title":"Aeffect: The Affect and Effect of Artistic Activism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book to seriously identify how artistic activism works and how to make it work better\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe past decade has seen an explosion in the hybrid practice of \"artistic activism,\" as artists have turned toward activism to make their work more socially impactful and activists have adopted techniques and perspectives from the arts to make their interventions more creative. Yet questions haunt the practice: Does artistic activism work aesthetically? Does it work politically? And what does \"working\" even mean when one combines art and activism? In \u003ci\u003e ffect\u003c\/i\u003e, author Stephen Duncombe sets out to address these questions at the heart of the field of artistic activism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by the co-founder and current Research Director of the internationally recognized Center for Artistic Activism, \u003ci\u003e ffect \u003c\/i\u003edraws on Duncombe's more than twenty-five years of experi-ence in the field and one hundred in-depth interviews with artistic activists worldwide. More than a mere academic exercise, the theory, research, and tools in this book lay the groundwork for artistic activists to evaluate and strengthen their practice and to create better projects. The exploration of good artistic activism is grounded in three sets of concerns. 1) Change: Upon what theories of change is artistic activism based? 2) Intention: What do we hope and expect artistic activism to do, and how does it do this? 3) Evaluation: What actually happens as the result of an artistic activist intervention? Can it be measured? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e ffect \u003c\/i\u003eis rich with examples that demonstrate successful artistic activism, including \u003ci\u003eUndo-cubus\u003c\/i\u003e, an old bus painted \"No Fear\" across its side that was driven cross-country by a group of undocumented immigrant activists; \u003ci\u003eJournal Rappé\u003c\/i\u003e, a video show created by Senegalese rappers who created long-form investigative reports by rapping the current news in French and Wolof; and \u003ci\u003eWar on Smog\u003c\/i\u003e, a staged a public performance piece by artistic activists in the city of Chongqing in Southwest China. Scannable QR codes are included to provide tools that help readers assess the  ffect of their artistic activism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Duncombe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1531506518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531506513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fordham University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.82h x 5.98w x 0.71d","brand":"Stephen Duncombe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44716299256063,"sku":"9781531506513","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ab66640c-6fa9-4b57-888c-24cb652eac0a.jpg?v=1705681774","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aeffect-stephen-duncombe-9781531506513","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}