Soup and Glue - A Recipe for Fighting Climate Change: an investigation into the weaponisation of art by climate activists
(2024) MRSM15 20241Human Rights Studies
- Abstract
- This thesis aims to investigate the newly emerging phenomenon in the environmental justice sphere – namely, the weaponisation of art by climate activists for the purpose of attracting attention to specific demands held. These attacks materialise in the form of organised acts wherein tactics entailing vandalism are enacted by a climate activist group. With the commencement of this climate movement in 2022, the current status of the controversial intersection of art and climate activism still shows a significant lack of inquiry into the phenomenon. This work commences with a content analysis-acquired mapping of instances of art vandalism, allowing for a characterisation of the new movement, its actors, acts, and mechanisms. The exploration... (More)
- This thesis aims to investigate the newly emerging phenomenon in the environmental justice sphere – namely, the weaponisation of art by climate activists for the purpose of attracting attention to specific demands held. These attacks materialise in the form of organised acts wherein tactics entailing vandalism are enacted by a climate activist group. With the commencement of this climate movement in 2022, the current status of the controversial intersection of art and climate activism still shows a significant lack of inquiry into the phenomenon. This work commences with a content analysis-acquired mapping of instances of art vandalism, allowing for a characterisation of the new movement, its actors, acts, and mechanisms. The exploration of the movement follows a contentious politics framework, allowing for a characterisation of key elements which define it. Moreover, the thesis inquires how the movement meets the criteria outlined in the theory of contentious politics. This interdisciplinary approach offers a comprehensive insight into a new form of protest, contributing to the discussion on the role of art in social change, and the broader status of climate change activism in the 2020s. (Less)
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- author
- Zajac, Paulina LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MRSM15 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- art, vandalism, protest, climate activism, climate change, environmental justice, human rights, social movements, contentious politics, Just Stop Oil, Fridays For Future, Extinction Rebellion
- language
- English
- id
- 9165507
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- 2024-09-17 13:58:17
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