IMAGINING RESISTANCE: VISUAL CULTURE AND ACTIVISM IN CANADA

Edited by J. Keri Cronin and Kirsty Robertson

This collection of essays contains a wealth of careful reflection on the use of visual art in the service of activism in Canada. From John and Yoko’s “bed-ins” for peace in Montreal and Toronto in the late 1960s, up to social, racial, and economic issues of the 2000s, the volume covers our evolving context well. And, although intended for an academic audience, the presentations are always accessible and the Canadian case studies are both fascinating and helpful. Readers will learn a lot about when art was an effective means of protest and when it was not … and why. 2011, 294 pages $31.99 Paperback Wilfrid Laurier University Press