Traditionally defined by an individual’s membership and level of participation within a community, scholars such as Eric Hobsbawm describe how “citizenship” results in access to benefits or rights. Yet citizenship moves beyond political framings.
According to Aiwha Ong, cultural citizenship is a “dual process of self-making and being-made” but done so “within webs of power linked to the nation-state and civil society.”
research idea:
Taking citizenship as a political position, cultural process, and intertwining of both, is to examines the role of art and visual culture in reflecting, confirming, or challenging ideals of citizenship across historical periods and media. How does citizenship inform artistic and visual practices? And how do images inform citizenship?
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