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This is a collection of articles discussing the political responsibility of artists in a globalized society. The authors lament the competition for tourist dollars among the world's great cities and the commodification of cultural artifacts, proposing real and imagined places where art might resist capitalism.
The political responsibility of artists in a globalized society is debated in this collection of articles by authors from Africa, Australia, South America, Europe, and Scandinavia. Bemoaning the competition for tourist dollars among the world's great cities and the commodification of cultural artifacts, these artists propose real and imagined places where art might resist capitalism, such as failed urban developments, among refugees, and in rural outposts.