Art and Heroism

Jen Webb

Art and Heroism

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Art and heroism have an ambivalent, and sometimes uncomfortable, relationship. From one perspective, art provides a platform to record and celebrate heroes and acts of heroism, whether enacted by ordinary people living in extraordinary times, or the socially acknowledged and invariably male “heroes”: gods, princes, and warriors. From another perspective, art provides a platform to critique hegemonic discourses, contemporary society values, and unexamined social values. Art is therefore as likely to celebrate power and the status quo as it is to be iconoclastic, puncturing established ways of seeing the world, and representing anti-heroes and ordinary people living ordinary lives.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Heroism Studies
Editors	Scott T Allison, James K Beggan, George R Goethals
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	8
Pages	1-5
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031171253
Publication status	Published - Nov 2023

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