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Sri Lankan Artists for Social Change: Examination of potential for social advocacy in Sri Lankan rock music
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Examination of potential for social advocacy in Sri Lankan rock music. The making of what still remains a peace anthem often heard at protests. However, a question I have pondered on in the recent past is the effect music has on society as a whole. It is difficult to point at one particular reason which triggered my interest in this area but I would think it is mostly to do with maturity and development of my musical taste and appreciation. 8217;, a work in progress which can be...
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Sri Lankan Artists for Social Change: Raiz’n Awareness in da SL ’hood, Emcee-stylee
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Raiz’n Awareness in da SL ’hood, Emcee-stylee. Maad shout-outs 2 all mah Lankan emcee brothas… why ya’ll be dissin’ da sistas, yo? Ya wanna spread some attitude? How ‘bout get’n down with some respect 4 da ladies? A brief history of hip-hop (from my oversimplified perspective) reads something like this: Old-school rap (e.g. Grandmaster Flash. If they’re not explicitly promoting the objectification of women, then they’re certainly not helping combat it. 8230; and she’s got ...
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Sri Lankan Artists for Social Change: Dharmasiri Bandaranayake’s Mission for Social Change
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Dharmasiri Bandaranayake’s Mission for Social Change. 8220;I suppose not the LTTE but the government has declared 2008 as a ‘year of war’. What can we do to stop the war during a ‘year of war’? This response deeply affected me. Why. Did the concerts not ‘work’? Is it even possible. For them to do so? What sort of social change can we reasonably expect from the arts? The article that follows is an interview with renowned actor, director, and playwright Dharmasiri Bandaranayake, f...
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Sri Lankan Artists for Social Change: Editor's Note
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Thursday, May 15, 2008. Then why start a newsletter dedicated to the social implications of current Sri Lankan Arts? Gmailcom and hope you will consider contributing. To our next issue in October. The articles featured in this inaugural issue of ‘The Art of Social Change’ in many ways sum up the goals of the publication. Lindsay Aveilhe. 8217;s overview of activist visual art provides us with global historical precedents for socially-conscious creativity, Lakmini Cooray. 8217;s and Jim Sykes. So, if some...
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Sri Lankan Artists for Social Change: Arts and Social Change
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Arts and Social Change. 8220;Information presented at the right time and in the right places can potentially be very powerful. It can affect the general social fabric.”. What is activist art? A prominent UK graffiti artist, engages in critique through his site-specific art. Dove. Banksy, Dove Mural. West Bank, 200. Overt political critique can also be found in the work of Fernando Botero. Which depicts those in power in Colombia as overgrown, dangerous children. (iv) His pai...
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Sri Lankan Artists for Social Change: Interview with Feroze Kamardeen on ‘English theater as a means of social change in Sri Lanka’
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Interview with Feroze Kamardeen on ‘English theater as a means of social change in Sri Lanka’. Feroze Kamardeen has long been in the theater circles of Sri Lanka. In the recent years, he has endeavored in writing and producing a variety of plays. Very many of them have been satiric plays. Speaking with Feroze helped me further understand the nature and role of English theater in Sri Lanka. What are your current productions and how do you feel it relates to Sri Lankan society?
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Sri Lankan Artists for Social Change: May 2008
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Thursday, May 15, 2008. Then why start a newsletter dedicated to the social implications of current Sri Lankan Arts? Gmailcom and hope you will consider contributing. To our next issue in October. The articles featured in this inaugural issue of ‘The Art of Social Change’ in many ways sum up the goals of the publication. Lindsay Aveilhe. 8217;s overview of activist visual art provides us with global historical precedents for socially-conscious creativity, Lakmini Cooray. 8217;s and Jim Sykes. So, if some...