A demonstrator poses for a photo in front of a wall of signs against President-elect Donald Trump during a demonstration in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016.

How Artists Are Mobilizing Against Trump

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 6, 2017

Arun Venugopal guest hosts today!

Khadijah Costley White, an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers University, and Art Spiegelman, who created Maus, will be joined by Stephanie Ybarra, Director of Special Artistic Projects for The Public Theater. They discuss how art and culture will shape the opposition to Donald Trump’s presidency, as well as what today’s demonstrators can learn from past artists and movements.

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