The complex relationship between politics and literature is a dominant theme of twentieth century writing by Karin Berkman https://padlet.com/nberkman/t2d7nckz8o865b32 en-us 2022-03-09 06:15:31 UTC 2022-03-28 08:24:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Shir shir37 https://padlet.com/nberkman/t2d7nckz8o865b32/wish/2085698247 Today's society often assumes that every work of literature has some secret political meaning. In her essay "Shut Up and Write," Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie claims "It is in some ways true that art is a thing apart, because unlike politics art functions in gray spaces, it humanises, it goes below the surface." I believe that although many people think there must be some hidden agenda in every work of art, they may simply be projecting their own ideologies onto innocent stories.

]]> 2022-03-09 09:24:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nberkman/t2d7nckz8o865b32/wish/2085698247 Bea 28karron https://padlet.com/nberkman/t2d7nckz8o865b32/wish/2085701879 Politics and literature are often complexly intertwined, influencing one another to the point that it becomes hard to separate one from another at times. In her essay "Shut Up and Write," Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie references Es'kia Mphahlele, who wrote that "under apartheid black South African writers wrote mostly short stories because of the urgency of their political condition; their political space shaped the form of their fiction." This emphasized how deeply politics can influence literature, to the point that even the length of a piece can change because of political influence.]]> 2022-03-09 09:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/nberkman/t2d7nckz8o865b32/wish/2085701879 Sherelin paer1966 https://padlet.com/nberkman/t2d7nckz8o865b32/wish/2085703182 I cannot imagine what it is like today to be a writer who has a Syrian passport, or who is a citizen of Yemen, or El Salvador, or the Democratic Republic of Congo, countries in which an artist’s freedom of movement, and perhaps freedom to create, is constrained by political realities.

Politics can directly change literature, prevent it from spreading information and stories which could make the people lose trust in their politicians.
The power of politics to silence stories that the world needs to read and their writers acts as a mental prison.
Living in these countries makes art beautiful or trustworthy only when it does not show the ugly truth.
]]> 2022-03-09 09:27:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nberkman/t2d7nckz8o865b32/wish/2085703182 politics and literature https://padlet.com/nberkman/t2d7nckz8o865b32/wish/2085708853 Literature has been a dominant tool to use when reflicting a political theme, as we can see in Adiche's writing, in her article "Shut up and write" Adiche refers to the  political struggle of being judge especially for people who came from certian countries several times 
"I cannot imagine what it is like today to be a writer who has a Syrian passport, or who is a citizen of Yemen, or El Salvador, or the Democratic Republic of Congo, countries in which an artist’s freedom of movement, and perhaps freedom to create, is constrained by political realities.
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]]> 2022-03-09 09:31:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nberkman/t2d7nckz8o865b32/wish/2085708853 Shachar Silberstein https://padlet.com/nberkman/t2d7nckz8o865b32/wish/2085807884 Art is an individual thing and depends on the soul of the artist. Every piece of art is different because of this and because of the identity of the artist. As Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie states in her essay "Shut Up and Write," "artists are also citizens...man is not an island". Adichie references the endless background that is behind each and every one of us. We might be very full of ideas of our own, but we have much less of a backstory without the multiple communities we are part of. Politics is what gives people their own special spice, the thing that makes them their own interesting soul. After all, even for Adichie - what would her individuality be without her being African, or without her being a feminist? Each one of us is the sum of our parts, and politics is some of it as well as our own thoughts. That is what makes us the artists we are. 


]]> 2022-03-09 10:37:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nberkman/t2d7nckz8o865b32/wish/2085807884 Miri https://padlet.com/nberkman/t2d7nckz8o865b32/wish/2087936412 “I do not want my art judged narrowly on generic ideas of citizenship, and yet I do not want to use my art as an armour of neutrality behind which to hide.” - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. 

There is an unfair expectation that all works of literature created today must contain some form of support or condemnation towards a political, cultural, or societal ideology, regardless of the author’s intent when creating the work. On one hand, artists strive to create impactful works without being judged for their identities, while on the other hand, wanting to take a stance without their works being viewed through a lens of bias. Due to this, many end up not speaking at all, staying in that neutral ground, which usually ends up causing more harm than good. 


]]> 2022-03-10 09:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/nberkman/t2d7nckz8o865b32/wish/2087936412 Aya https://padlet.com/nberkman/t2d7nckz8o865b32/wish/2091852965 In her article “shut up and write” Chimamanda Ngoni Adichie said: “Art can humanise politics. Art can shine the light towards truth. But sometimes that is not enough.” Adichie shed a light to that politics is sometimes expressed better using art, however it is not always enough. Literature was and still a way to talk about politics directly and indirectly. In old days writers started using novels, articles, and other literature pieces to criticize or even to praise politics. In the twentieth century it still the same writers tend to express their opinion about politics using literature, because of the freedom of expression which enables people to express their thoughts, believes, ideas and emotions using different ways. Nevertheless using literature to express politics is not enough for people to understand everything, and sometimes it would affect people’s opinion about different kinds of politics in different countries. ]]> 2022-03-12 19:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/nberkman/t2d7nckz8o865b32/wish/2091852965 Lihi “It is in some ways true that art is a thing apart, because unlike politics art functions in grey spaces, it humanizes, it goes below the surface.”In her article “Shut Up and Write”, and in this sentence specifically, Adichie places politics next to “works of art”, in other words; literature. In my eyes, when Adichie wrote this fascinating sentence she meant to emphasize how in politics everything may seem black and white, the rules that are never meant to be broken are forced on everyone and the humanity behind them are vague and almost none-existent. However, when speaking of literature, the form of freedom and the way of personal expression is always open, which is what makes it so magical and unique. nberkman https://padlet.com/nberkman/t2d7nckz8o865b32/wish/2112660825 2022-03-24 21:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nberkman/t2d7nckz8o865b32/wish/2112660825