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World Service,18 Nov 2017,26 mins

Punk, Protest and Pussy Riot

The Cultural Frontline

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Can you change the world through art and activism? Maria Alyokhina of Pussy Riot tells the Cultural Frontline about her manifesto for change through artistic action that she advocates in her new book, Riot Days. Shut for 10 years, we find out why the reopening of Belgrade’s Museum of Contemporary Art has been met with both praise and protest. The award winning South Korean writer Han Kang on how the streets of Warsaw inspired her new novel, The White Book, a work shaped by memories of personal grief and political protest. Plus when a hurricane ravages the island you call home, what comes next? The poet Amanda Calderon shares her thoughts on life in the US and Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. Presenter: Emily Webb Producer: Mugabi Turya (Photo: Pussy Riot Rehearsal 2012 Photo Credit: Igor Tsukanov/Pussy Riot)

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