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SOCIOLOGY-Social Movements: Art and Raising Awareness Imagine putting yourself in the position of learning cultural appreciation and understanding for a selected population of a social movement of your choice

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SOCIOLOGY-Social Movements: Art and Raising Awareness Imagine putting yourself in the position of learning cultural appreciation and understanding for a selected population of a social movement of your choice. Banksy incorporates two social movements with his appropriation of Les Miserable's orphaned girl to a Syrian refugee girl with tears. Banksy is raising awareness of refugee status and police brutality (tear gassing). Banksy_socialmovement.png "Banksy paints the famous image of the young orphaned girl ‘Cosette’ from Les Misérables with tear gas being let off into her eyes. The piece represents the Victims camping in the Calais Jungle, and where tear gas is allegedly being used to clear the camp by the French authorities, another message Banksy is sharing to the world about the poor conditions the refugees are facing" (Haden 2016) https://www.graffitistreet.com/banksy-hits-the-french-embassy-with-tears-in-his-eyes/ (Links to an external site.). See more ideas for a social movement art here: http://voiceproject.org/post_news/banksy-ai-weiwei/ (Links to an external site.) https://www.insider.com/tulsa-black-lives-matter-painting-set-to-be-removed-2020-8 (Links to an external site.)