From novelists to political cartoonists, artists have long brought
a unique perspective to important public discussions of social and
political issues. Yet, fury and debate over the role of the artist
has resulted in blacklisting, banning, and symbolically burning
artists who use their work as a means of social critique and social
change. The Art of Social Critique makes a case for the complexity
of artistic ways of "seeing" social life - observing, analyzing and
portraying society - by examining the interdisciplinary nature of
imagination. The authors cover a range of novelists, painters,
musicians, cartoonists, poets and others whose explorations of the
human condition directly connect to complex methods of social
inquiry often associated with other disciplines. Specific parallels
are drawn between the social sciences and the theories, lenses, and
aesthetics that allow these artists to gain a clearer view of
social life. Artistic techniques, such as metaphor, caricature, and
irony, are examined as unique methods of social inquiry, while the
novelist and poet become ethnographers of social life. By treading
the common ground between the arts, humanities and social sciences,
The Art of Social Critique raises a number of important questions
about the role of art in society: What are the relationships
between imagination, creativity, perspective, experimentation and
unveiling social life? How does the artistic perspective engage in
representation, give voice, or unveil? How have artists examined
the relationship between the individual and society, social
structures, or social norms that we take for granted? Each chapter
explores how the "artistic eye," as a form of qualitative social
inquiry, helps both the artist and the audience arrive at a more
complex understanding of society. From art as a social movement to
the important relationship between art and collective memory, The
Art of Social Critique covers imagination as an interdisciplinary
concept that draws on the sociological, psychological, historical,
and political. Together these essays reveal art as more than mere
entertainment or amusement - it is an interdisciplinary way of
knowing our social world.
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