Defining Civic Engagement;

Civic;

Adjective

S: (adj) civic (of or relating or belonging to a city) "civic center"; "civic problems"

S: (adj) civil, civic (of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals) "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride"

Engagement;

Noun

S: (n) engagement, participation, involvement, involution (the act of sharing in the activities of a group) "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

Civic Engagement;

Individual and collective actions designed to identify and address issues of public concern.

Short silents. Videos on Poverty; Artists representations (Art, Media, Human Rights, Communication)

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Do you think that Art is a positive medium for exposing people to social issues such as Poverty? What do you think about these videos?












Now, here is a video harkening back to the 1940's. Produced by MGM this cartoon depicts a flea as homeless. Anything subliminal about this
cartoon? I personally found that depicting the homeless as bugs who cause problems was typical. Also, notice the end? Should we feel good
about kicking the homeless back to the curb?






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