In the Absence of Bombs: Art, War, and Silence social engagement The Academy does so because

The Academy does so because it sees in it confirmation of its existence as a place for operational criticism

the enemy is listening”

and transformative knowledge

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

the relations between art

In the Absence of Bombs: Art, War, and Silence social engagement The Academy does so becauseWhat 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