Forum Marquee Event: Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar: “Democracy and the Arts”
Fisher Memorial Chapel, Rockford University 5050 E. State St. , RockfordWhat is the role of the arts in activating and sustaining democratic life? How have artists sustained the rights of free expression? Why are some forms of artistic expression censored? How have the arts contributed to social movements? Should the arts have a politically useful role? Or stay strategically "un-useful"? In different eras and regions...
