After attending the Securing Earth Talk, with Richard Mathew, he elaborated on the topic of environmental conflict. Matthew argued that the rise of environmental tension is correlated with the presence of violence (Matthew, 2009). While serving for numerous countries for the United Nations, Matthew examined the relationship of poverty and environmental deterioration. According to Richard Mathew, the 20th century played a critical role in shaping the relationship between poverty and environmental destruction (Matthew, 2009). An example Matthew discusses in Richard Mathew’s presentation is the impact of the Cold War, which took place during the 20th century. Continue reading
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My senior capstone project is an exploration of the reach of art in social movements, specifically in the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW). The paper begins with an introduction to the farm labor industry in Florida. It describes the problems that farmworkers face including instances of modern-day slavery as well as other human rights abuses. It also describes the economic factors such as low pay that farmworkers deal with. In describing art I use the term “creative action.” This term covers multiple items that are used by the CIW such as posters, banners, protest puppets, and other physical items that were used in the CIW’s multiple campaigns. This term can also cover more abstract forms of art such as theater performances and musical performances. The literature I looked at described theories that I used in my broader paper especially social movement theory that describes the purpose of different types of art. For example, performances such as the farmworker theater the CIW employs uses a theory called popular education that describes how the information demonstrated is learned by the audience. I use this theory to analyze how these pieces of art affect viewers through social media. I also use elements of social movement theory to describe how art is created and why.