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MLA Full: "Should Art Be Political?" YouTube, uploaded by CrashCourse, 6 February 2025, www.youtube.com/watch?v=_URf07Rb_EU.
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=_URf07Rb_EU.
Art and politics may seem like mortal enemies, but they’re more like best frenemies forever. In this episode of Crash Course Political Theory, we take a trip back in time to see how artists have shaped political perceptions and how politicians have tried and failed to stop them.



















Crash Course Political Theory #12



















Introduction: Barbie & Beyoncé 00:00









Art & Plato 0:57









Art & the Nazi Regime 3:07









Committed Art 5:51









Autonomous Art 8:03









Confederate Statues 9:21









Review & Credits 11:29



















Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u5zJCbVA0xCurLbQwWzcxXEdlqXAPpAyYVS1quwKIis/edit?usp=sharing





























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