TY - BOOK AU - McCarthy,Isabelle TI - Art as a Catalyst for Change: The Reawakening of Art in Revolutionary Egypt during the Arab Spring U1 - Thesis Graphics 07/17 PY - 2017/// CY - Limerick : PB - Limerick School of Art and Design/ LIT./ KW - Theses KW - LSAD KW - Clare Street KW - Visual Communications KW - Extended Essays N1 - Thesis submitted for B.A. in Visual Communications 2017; Includes bibliographical references; This essay examines the role of art as a catalyst for change in the context of the Arab Spring, using Egypt's Tahrir Square as a study sample for the interactions of the events. It discusses how art in its many forms has the ability to influence and empower people - more specifically the Egyptian population - to demand freedom of expression and fight for their rights. [Abstract] ER -