Politics, Art and Resistance (FutureLearn)

You’ll explore:

- the socially engaged practices of artists, and how art movements have inspired ordinary people

- art manifestos, and how to develop your own manifesto

- how creative practices connect with social and political issues

And you’ll have the chance to contribute an image of resistance to a photo mosaic that will be presented as part of Tate Exchange at Tate Modern.

What topics will you cover?

- What is ‘resistance’?

- The relationship between art and politics

- Writing to resist: The art of the manifesto

- Life as a work of art

- Styles of resistance

- Resistance and Utopia

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

- Discuss the relationship between creative practices and resistant acts

- Develop, as an artist, a manifesto

- Reflect on the role of the artist and the idea of life as a work of art

- Describe violent and non-violent styles of resistance

- Explore the concept of Utopia as it relates to art and resistance