Psych of Art - Libertarianism
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This document discusses and clarifies the differences between liberals, libertarians, and conservatives on various political issues. It also discusses scenarios involving freedom of speech and whether speech was violated in each case. The document then discusses issues around public art funding, including who should decide what art the public sees and at what point funding should be cut. It also discusses tests for determining good versus bad art.
Psych of Art - Libertarianism
- 1. Review + ClarificationsReview + Clarifications
- 2. Clarifying liberals vs libertarians: Liberal: Social safety nets (welfare), Green movement, Gun control, Pro-choice Libertarian: No restrictions on abortions (pro-choice), No restrictions on marijuana No restrictions on same-sex marriage No restrictions on guns Minimal taxes and minimal government
- 3. Clarifying conservatives vs libertarians: Q: Which of these libertarian principles do conservatives agree with? Libertarian: No restrictions on abortions (pro-choice), No restrictions on marijuana No restrictions on same-sex marriage No restrictions on guns Minimal taxes and minimal welfare
- 5. Was freedom of speech violated? Yes | No Scenario A: Jacqueline makes racist comments about Iraqis and loses her job. She gets blasted on social media and her reputation is ruined. Scenario B: Denise pitches a show to Netflix, and its accepted. She films the first (pilot) episode, but screener audiences claim the show is extremely insulting to the deaf community. Netflix cancels their contract and wont move forward with the show.
- 6. Was freedom of speech violated? Yes | No Scenario C: Aaron criticizes Donald Trump in an opinion column. He is summoned to court and arrested for treason against the United States. Scenario D: Trina goes to Rutgers. She slams Rutgers on her blog, and she exposes corruption in the administration. Rutgers puts her on academic probation and threatens to expel her if she doesnt delete her blog post.
- 7. Was freedom of speech violated? Yes | No Scenario E and F: Fred burns flags to protest a new law he doesnt like. Kara burns crosses to protest against the church. Both are arrested. Scenario G: Janelle rants against Islam on Twitter. Twitter deletes her account and all her tweets.
- 8. Part 1: Who should get to decide which art the public sees? Part 1: Who should get to decide which art the public sees?
- 9. NY Dept. of Cultural Affairs
- 10. $515,000 + $275,000 The Sunbather is an ambitious piece of public art in our neighborhood. I hope to see more significant public artworks installed throughout New York City. --Councilman J.V.B.
- 11. At which point should the city draw the line and cut funding? What percentage of New Yorkers see their lives improved by public spending for _____ ? Sewers Subway Central Park Art Museum Public Sculpture ?
- 12. What percentage of New Yorkers see their lives improved by public spending for _____ ? Sewers Subway Central Park Art Museum Public Sculpture ? People directly benefit because they enjoy this service People indirectly benefit because this service attracts lots of people to NYC, which means more jobs, more opportunity
- 13. Group 1- Is Kickstarter a substitute for public art grants? Group 2- Who should decide which art the public sees? Group 3- What percentage of New Yorkers should the Dept. of Cultural Affairs aim to please?
- 14. My belief is that art should not be comforting; for comfort, we have mass entertainment and one another. Art should provoke, disturb, arouse our emotions, expand our sympathies in directions we may not anticipate and may not even wish. --Joyce Carol Oates Agree? Yes | No
- 15. Part 2: How do we tell good art from bad art?
- 16. 1 - Originality Test 2 - Time Capsule Test 3 - Craftsmanship Test 4 - Dazzle Test
- 17. << Art market is a scam? >>