E165. How Doing Art Constitutes Resistance

About this episode

This episode discusses how engaging in art can serve as a form of resistance against societal chaos and cruelty.

As I contemplate ways I can resist against the forces of chaos and cruelty holding sway in society, I am sometimes dismayed by my own limits. But I am not utterly powerless. In this episode I discuss the many ways in which doing art can be a form of resistance. Dina Brodsky's Instagram Athena Scalzi's blog post

People in this episode

Host: Kendra Patterson

Topics covered

• art as resistance
• neurodivergence
• creativity
• social commentary
• mental health

Keywords

• art
• resistance
• neurodivergent
• creativity
• mental health
• social issues
• self-expression

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