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Sophia McDowell, Pechakucha Presentations Response, Week 2

This week I was really interested particularly in "The Social Contract" by Rousseau, "Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains" and how that idea connects with current society.  I thought that the topics spoke on in class gave a nice range of how different art forms connect with activism, considering the range of metiérs in the class.

The idea of individualism seemed to be a through line with many of the topics. Especially with L'art Pour L'art and the Ted Talks we watched. Whether art is for a deeper reason or not, it has an effect on the viewer, and often times an effect on the world around it.

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