Iconoclastic Dreams: Interpreting Art in the DREAMers Movement. Issue 3 (3rd July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Villarrubia-Mendoza, Jacqueline; Vélez-Vélez, Roberto
• Is Part Of: Sociological quarterly. Volume 58:Issue 3(2017)
• Page Start: 350
• Page End: 372
• Publication Date: 2017-07-03
• Subjects: Collective behavior and social movements -- immigration -- Latino/a sociology; Sociology -- Periodicals; 301.05
• DOI: 10.1080/00380253.2017.1331415
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0038-0253

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Given the prominent role art has played historically as a means of collective action, resistance, and representation, we seek to examine the role of art within the DREAMers Movement. We are interested in what iconographic features operated in the art produced and their function in the mobilization process. It is at the intersection of art and social protest that activists and social movement organizers struggle with the articulation of coherent and cohesive representations. While at first glance our findings reiterate the significance of art in the construction of representation, we argue for the recognition of art as a visual dialogue and producer of language. More specifically, we maintain that art representations in social movements are a complex composition of both identity and context.