The Evocative Role of Arts in Social Movements: A Digital Illustration of Visual Imageries Emblematizing Nigerian Endsars Protests
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This paper enunciates the ideals that inspired the Endsars campaign movement. The paper delved into circumstances that lead to the social revolution which is aimed at ending the incessant police brutality that pervade the Nigerian nation. The importance of social change as a reflection of a dynamic society was discussed in the study. Correction of faulty and dysfunction social structures are midwifed through social actions. The paper articulates the role of arts in galvanizing and historicizing social movements across societies to construct an image of social change. Hence, digital illustration of iconic visual imageries of the of the Nigerian endsars movement were created. The research design of the study was experimental and narrative. Five (5) images were selected and transformed into digital illustration. Findings revealed that digital illustration creates a different visual rendition of the photographic images, the digital transformation does not erode the symbolic role of the visuals. Digital imageries set an evocative emotional tone for the social cause and preserve the spirit.
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