
This book is available to read until 23rd December, 2025
- 222 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
Available until 23 Dec |Learn more
About this book
Driven by a powerful belief in the value of free expression, Sheryl Oring has for more than a decade been helping people across the United States voice concerns about public affairs through her 'I Wish to Say' project. This book uses that project as the starting point for an exploration of a series of issues of public interest being addressed by artists today. It features essays by contributors ranging from art historians and practicing artists to scholars and creators working in literature, political science and architecture. All the contributors offer a different approach, but they share a primary goal of sparking a dialogue not just among makers of art, but among viewers, readers and the concerned public at large. The resulting volume will be an essential resource for politically engaged contemporary artists searching for innovative, cross-disciplinary ways of making and sharing art.
Â
Â
Frequently asked questions
Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
No, books cannot be downloaded as external files, such as PDFs, for use outside of Perlego. However, you can download books within the Perlego app for offline reading on mobile or tablet. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, weâve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere â even offline. Perfect for commutes or when youâre on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access Activating Democracy by Sheryl Oring in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Art & Art General. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
Information
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Coyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Taking a Moment to Have a Say
- âI WISH TO SAY:â 2004
- PART I Ruminations: The Artistâs Perspective
- Ruminations: The Artistâs Perspective
- The Typewriter: An Ode to Its Smells, Sounds, and Tactile Responses
- The Look: Patty and Her Avatars
- The Question: The Door to What We Most Want to Know
- The Camera: Coming to Terms with Photographing People
- The Digital Archive: Maintaining Privacy by Giving It All Away
- The Paper, the Game, and the City Park: Places for Things to Happen
- The Street: Fleeting Situations and Doings
- The City: The Political Equator and the Radicalization of the Local
- The Road: Stories From the Navajo Nation
- Dissent: American Style
- âI WISH TO SAY:â 2008
- PART II Frameworks: Scholarly Views
- Frameworks: Scholarly Views
- Toward a Sociability of Objects
- Socially Engaged Art, Photography, and Art History
- Activismâs Art: A (Very) Brief History of Social Practice and Artist Books
- Free Speech in a Digital Era
- Efficacy, Trust, and the Future of Civic Engagement
- PART III Conclusion: Listening and the Power of Small Acts
- Conclusion: Listening and the Power of Small Acts
- Turning Strangers into Neighbors
- Let It Linger
- Small Acts, Forlorn Practices
- PART IV Postscript: An Activistâs Discourse
- Postscript: An Activistâs Discourse
- Q&A: Sheryl Oring and Svetlana Mintcheva
- âI WISH TO SAY:â SEQUELS
- âI WISH TO SAY:â Chronology and Credits
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- About the Contributors
- Back Cover