Abstract
This article will explore the topic of conflict-related visual-political media displayed in public in Israel and Northern Ireland, such as posters, banners, and murals. We will discuss examples of such political public art, looking at graphic characteristics as well as several multi-faceted topics that tend to appear: first, the topic of victim / victimizer, art expressing feelings of aggression, blaming, injustice, or pain; second, cross-cultural similarities and differences in the art expression; third, art promoting peace. We will reflect on these from a psychotherapy perspective, noting themes of trauma and dis/empowerment. We will discuss visual art and war, their interaction, and their influence on society, the individual, and the collective, and question to what extent such art forms are helpful or not.
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Leora Sotto and Caryl Sibbett
(2025)
"Political and Psychological Effects of Political Public Art in Conflict Zones,"
New England Journal of Public Policy: Vol. 37:
Iss.
1, Article 14.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/nejpp/vol37/iss1/14