Art of Peace Formation

Birte Vogel is Senior Lecturer in Humanitarianism, Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Manchester. Her publications include Mac Ginty, R. Brett, R., and Vogel, B. (eds) 2021. Companion to Peace and Conflict Fieldwork, Palgrave Macmillan and Distler, W. Stavrevska, E. and Vogel, B. (eds) 2019. Economy Formation Processes in Conflict-Affected Societies, Routledge. Stefanie Kappler is Professor in Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding at Durham University. Her publications include Peacebuilding and Spatial Transformation: Peace, Space and Place (with Annika Björkdahl), Routledge, 2017; Local Agency and Peacebuilding: EU and International Engagement in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus and South Africa, Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2014 and Mass media and the Genocide of the Armenians: One Hundred Years of Uncertain Representation (with Joceline Chabot, Richard Godin & Sylvia Kasparian [eds]), Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2015. Oliver P. Richmond is Research Professor of IR, Peace and Conflict Studies at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute & Department of Politics, University of Manchester. His recent publications include Peace in IR (Routledge, 2008), Challenges to Peacebuilding: Managing Spoilers During Conflict Resolution (co-edited with Edward Newman) (UNU Press, 2006), and The Transformation of Peace (Palgrave, 2005).

This book is shedding light on the social and political force of creative work! It extends beyond theoretical reflections as it delves into case studies where artists have attempted to alter the sometimes violent trajectory of their societies. From Colombia to the Philippines, through meticulous research and insightful analysis, this collection navigates the complex relationship between the arts and peace and helps us understand how they influence one another.

• Introduction: Artpeace: Arts-Based Social Movements, Peace Formation and CurationStefanie Kappler, Oliver P. Richmond and Birte VogelA Critical History of ArtpeaceOliver P. RichmondTheorising Peace Formation and the ArtsStefanie Kappler, Oliver P. Richmond and Birte Vogel Peace through Performative Art, Theatre and Wrestling? The Intersubjective Co-constitution of Art by ‘High’ and ‘Low’ Peace Processes in South SudanAly VerjeeStreet Arts Festival Mostar: Curatorial Agency, Spatial Transformation and Artpeace FormationLydia C. ColeBehind the Image: Exploring Aesthetic Tensions of Peace Formation Through Hip Hop in MedellínTeresa Ó Brádaigh BeanArtivism, Peacebuilding and the Antipolitics of Music in Congo Peer SchoutenTravelling Arts and the Syrian Revolution: Reshaping Peace Formation through ArtivismAzadeh SoboutOf Graffitology: Graffiti as Fugitive Practices in the Streets of MdantsaneZingisa NkosinkuluThrough the Ballads: Remembering the Past as Artpeace FormationPrimitivo III Cabanes RagandangConclusion: Artpeace and its Potential for PeacemakingStefanie Kappler and Oliver P. RichmondIndex