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Andrew Moore-Pechakucha takeaway- week 3

My biggest question after our pechakucha assignments, how did the political and cultural climate of the time mold a movement or philosophy? The way we made it seem in class was that there were spontaneous event of realization culminating in these movements. What wars, laws, natural event, plagues affected the way these people feel?

Do artists shape the time to fit their ideas into the current climate or does our climate affect our art in such a subliminal way that we believe it is totally out own?

Generally when women as a collective play an important role in history, they make a huge positive impact. Are men scared of things going the right way?

How can one look into the future to fill a gap in culture that hasn't been made in the first place?

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