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*A NEW ONLINE ANTHOLOGY*

The Arts of Building Peace:
Stories of Cultural Workers and Artist-Peacebuilders

In what ways do the arts create social change? How do artists and the arts help create a sense of community? What are some examples of successful arts-focused peacebuilding projects? These are among the questions addressed in a collection of papers written by undergraduate and graduate Brandeis students taking COEX 250: The Arts of Building Peace in the spring of 2007. In this anthology you can read the stories of a filmmaker in South Africa, a muralist in El Salvador, a cultural worker in Palestine and community historians in rural America. You can learn how the successful artist-peacebuilders engage and expand the moral imagination. 

Images at the Nexus of the Arts and Peace:
Slide Presentations from COEX 250, Spring 2007

Students in "COEX 250: The Arts of Building Peace" created slide shows integrating their learning from the semester. Each show explores examples of projects through the lens of a particular peacebuilding challenge or dilemma.