In the Absence of Bombs: Art, War, and Silence social engagement and transformative knowledge

and transformative knowledge

Following a long lineage of Black feminist and feminist of color critiques of the university

Working together since 2014

Kris Dittel

the enemy is listening”

In the Absence of Bombs: Art, War, and Silence social engagement and transformative knowledgeWhat happens when violence unfolds before our eyes, yet responses hesitate and waver? When institutionspolitical, academic, culturalretreat into silence, and even committed artists falter in the face of war? In the Absence of Bombs investigates this silence. In a time when horror is livestreamed and apathy is institutionalized, this book asks how such paralysis is possibleand how art can contribute to recognition of the unfolding crimes against