Author: Lee, Dahyun

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Media Type: Periodical (article)

Summary:

Through the case study of the Guernica Peace Mural Project (GPMP) in Columbus, Ohio, which involved American and Somali groups, I explore how participatory community arts generate social capital to promote intergroup social cohesion.

Abstract:

Through the case study of the Guernica Peace Mural Project (GPMP) in Columbus, Ohio, which involved American and Somali groups, I explore how participatory community arts generate social capital to promote intergroup social cohesion. The use of participatory and collaborative arts, high-level interactions and “authentic personal interactions,” 1 1. I adopt this term from one of my research participants' description of the GPMP in the interview. I have decided that this is a good way to refer to one of the key characteristics of the GPMP. I put it in quotation marks here to acknowledge that attribution. Hereafter, it will simply be a term of reference in the article. View all notes and nonhierarchical relationships or equal partnerships in an informal setting in the GPMP produce a new kind of social capital, “bridged bonding.” Bridging the differences between the two groups and bonding them into one integrated whole, bridged-bonding social capital is applied as social glue to create a cohesive multicultural community.
 

Arts & Intersections: Community Cohesion

Categories: Public Art, Participation, Community Development