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I have been reading “Social Justice Art: A Framework for Activist Art Pedagogy” by Dr.
Marit Dewhurst. In this fascinating book, she writes about art’s power to engage students in thinking about their role in addressing social injustice. Dr. Dewhurst identifies three key moments in the creation of art that impact the artist’s intention to change social injustice: connecting, questioning, and translating. Connecting to the audience is very important. In the song Breathe written by India Arie, she is connecting to the television viewer as they are home watching the news. Empathizing with the audience as they see news coverage of Eric Garner’s death and his last words, “I can’t breathe.” According to the New York Post, Eric Garner died on July 14, 2014, in Staten Island, New York after police put him in what was described in the article as a chokehold. The words of Ms. Arie’s song begin, “Sometimes you just can't believe the things your eyes see, So much injustice in this life, If it's happenin' right on your TV screen, So you drop to your knees and you're prayin', 'Cause you can hear him sayin' he can't breathe.” Ms. Arie spoke to Essence magazine about how she feels her mission with her music is to spread hope and healing through her words and music. This song is on the album, Worthy. Further Resources: Sullivan, C. (2014, November 04). Man dies after suffering heart attack during arrest. Retrieved August 27, 2017, from http://nypost.com/2014/07/18/man-dies-after-suffering-heart-attack-during-arrest/ Dewhurst, M. (2014). Social justice art: a framework for activist art pedagogy. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.
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4/8/2020 03:58:44 am
I have listed to the song, and it empowered me to be a better version of myself. I know that life can never be perfect, but that is not a reason for us to stop doing good and being good. Social injustice is still present up to these days because unfair people are everywhere. if we see a lot of them, then we should have the courage to be different and stand up on the other side. Life is beautiful and we should never live by committing mistakes. it will always be better to be part of the chance that you want to happen in your community.
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