Open AccessThe Work of Art in the Age of Political Correctness
Author(s) -
Emilija Dimitrijevic
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
linguae and
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2281-8952
pISSN - 1724-8698
DOI - 10.7358/ling-2021-001-dimi
Subject(s) - political correctness , politics , correctness , context (archaeology) , racism , action (physics) , closure (psychology) , work (physics) , aesthetics , sociology , political action , epistemology , political science , law and economics , law , history , gender studies , art , computer science , philosophy , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , programming language
This article sets to examine some of the impacts the notion of “political correctness” has on the art world today. It argues that what started as the noble attempts to compensate for the grievous history of racism by way of inclusive speech and affirmative action has, in the end, generated new forms of discrimination and closure. In this context, instead of pushing the boundaries of what is considered acceptable in social, moral or aesthetic terms, art is itself being pushed back within these boundaries and rendered inert and ingratiating.