The Art of Peace Formation
Arts-based Social Movements, Opportunities and Blockages
Will be published approx. on 31. December 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-1-3995-1954-0 (ISBN)
Description
Artpeace represents a conceptual framing of the synergy between the arts and peacemaking, as well as a methodological strategy for addressing war and political conflict through the arts. Developing the concept of artpeace, this book investigates how local art projects in seven locations across Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America have played a role in broader national peace projects. And it examines the blockages that, at times, prevent the arts from making a tangible difference to the variations of peace being designed.
Reviews / Votes
This book is shedding light on the social and political force of creative work! It extends beyond theoretical reflections as it delves into case studies where artists have attempted to alter the sometimes violent trajectory of their societies. From Colombia to the Philippines, through meticulous research and insightful analysis, this collection navigates the complex relationship between the arts and peace and helps us understand how they influence one another. -- Lemn Sissay, OBE This book is an excellent source for those working at the intersection of arts, peace, conflict, activism and community...The book's concept of artpeace, which reconsiders the role of the arts in peacebuilding efforts, and the case-studies that follow demonstrate how the arts can be used to resist systemic injustice and bring about lasting, tangible change for its communities. -- Chelsea Wilkinson, European Graduate School * International Affairs *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
14 black and white illustrations, 3 black and white tables
Dimensions
Height: 156 mm
Width: 236 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
404 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3995-1954-0 (9781399519540)
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Persons
Birte Vogel is Senior Lecturer in Humanitarianism, Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Manchester. Her publications include Mac Ginty, R. Brett, R., and Vogel, B. (eds) 2021. Companion to Peace and Conflict Fieldwork, Palgrave Macmillan and Distler, W. Stavrevska, E. and Vogel, B. (eds) 2019. Economy Formation Processes in Conflict-Affected Societies, Routledge. Stefanie Kappler is Professor in Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding at Durham University. Her publications include Peacebuilding and Spatial Transformation: Peace, Space and Place (with Annika Bjoerkdahl), Routledge, 2017; Local Agency and Peacebuilding: EU and International Engagement in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus and South Africa, Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2014 and Mass media and the Genocide of the Armenians: One Hundred Years of Uncertain Representation (with Joceline Chabot, Richard Godin & Sylvia Kasparian [eds]), Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2015. Oliver P. Richmond is Research Professor of IR, Peace and Conflict Studies at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute & Department of Politics, University of Manchester. His recent publications include Peace in IR (Routledge, 2008), Challenges to Peacebuilding: Managing Spoilers During Conflict Resolution (co-edited with Edward Newman) (UNU Press, 2006), and The Transformation of Peace (Palgrave, 2005).
Content
Introduction: Artpeace: Arts-Based Social Movements, Peace Formation and CurationStefanie Kappler, Oliver P. Richmond and Birte Vogel
A Critical History of ArtpeaceOliver P. Richmond
Theorising Peace Formation and the ArtsStefanie Kappler, Oliver P. Richmond and Birte Vogel
Peace through Performative Art, Theatre and Wrestling? The Intersubjective Co-constitution of Art by 'High' and 'Low' Peace Processes in South SudanAly Verjee
Street Arts Festival Mostar: Curatorial Agency, Spatial Transformation and Artpeace FormationLydia C. Cole
Behind the Image: Exploring Aesthetic Tensions of Peace Formation Through Hip Hop in MedellinTeresa O Bradaigh Bean
Artivism, Peacebuilding and the Antipolitics of Music in Congo Peer Schouten
Travelling Arts and the Syrian Revolution: Reshaping Peace Formation through ArtivismAzadeh Sobout
Of Graffitology: Graffiti as Fugitive Practices in the Streets of MdantsaneZingisa Nkosinkulu
Through the Ballads: Remembering the Past as Artpeace FormationPrimitivo III Cabanes Ragandang
Conclusion: Artpeace and its Potential for PeacemakingStefanie Kappler and Oliver P. Richmond
Index
A Critical History of ArtpeaceOliver P. Richmond
Theorising Peace Formation and the ArtsStefanie Kappler, Oliver P. Richmond and Birte Vogel
Peace through Performative Art, Theatre and Wrestling? The Intersubjective Co-constitution of Art by 'High' and 'Low' Peace Processes in South SudanAly Verjee
Street Arts Festival Mostar: Curatorial Agency, Spatial Transformation and Artpeace FormationLydia C. Cole
Behind the Image: Exploring Aesthetic Tensions of Peace Formation Through Hip Hop in MedellinTeresa O Bradaigh Bean
Artivism, Peacebuilding and the Antipolitics of Music in Congo Peer Schouten
Travelling Arts and the Syrian Revolution: Reshaping Peace Formation through ArtivismAzadeh Sobout
Of Graffitology: Graffiti as Fugitive Practices in the Streets of MdantsaneZingisa Nkosinkulu
Through the Ballads: Remembering the Past as Artpeace FormationPrimitivo III Cabanes Ragandang
Conclusion: Artpeace and its Potential for PeacemakingStefanie Kappler and Oliver P. Richmond
Index