Protest songs make a comeback at Art of Resistance program in Flossmoor

Performers, poets, artists and artisans came together for an emotionally charged evening of protest and peace in Flossmoor.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

CRITICAL MASS | OPINION: How protest songs shape public memory — from Bob Dylan and Nina Simone to Springsteen and U2

Politics is the enemy of art. When art is conscripted into a cause, it risks shrinking into instruction. This is not a novel idea. Albert Camus warned that art pressed into ideological service ...
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How music is becoming a tool for rebellion

Something is shifting in the air. Not just politically, not just socially - but sonically. From folk singers with acoustic guitars going viral on TikTok to Grammy Award ceremonies erupting in ...
The Middletown Press

‘Which Side Are You On?’: American protest songs have emboldened social movements for generations, from coal country to Minneapolis

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ted Olson, East Tennessee State University (THE CONVERSATION) The presence of ...