SOC 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Intersectionality, Aphra Behn, Clytemnestra
16 Apr 2018
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Art as activism: studying art from a sociological perspective. To teach lessons about appropriate/inappropriate social behavior. To ensure that a cultural event/figure is recognized/remembered by society. Art in ancient times (greco/roman empires; renaissance europe) With the restoration of the monarchy, in england, in 1660 women gained the right to perform on stage and assume roles as artists. Aphra behn emerged as a prominent female playwright during this time, though she wrote under the name astrea. The emergence of these new levels of representation for women in the arts resulted in more diverse, more nuanced representations of women on stage. This pattern has continued throughout time and history; increased representation of minorities and marginalized groups in the arts results in a variety of diverse and distinct perspectives and portrayal in all art forms. We also see more of a demand for diversity in art from audiences, and a pushback when those demands are not met.
