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The Art of Resistance

The Art of Resistance

By: Amy Lee Lillard
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A podcast about using writing, music, and all kinds of art to resist the status quo. From Gran Fury to Riot Grrrl, from Emory Douglas to Zitkála-Šá, from Samizdat to W.I.T.C.H., we examine how artists have used their work to resist, and what we can learn from them to make art as resistance today. Sign up at RebelYellCreative.com for art, resistance news, and creative tools and support!Copyright 2026 Amy Lee Lillard Art Social Sciences World
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  • The Art of Manifestos
    Jun 22 2026

    Today: Five manifestos from radical groups across time and mission.

    This is The Art of Resistance, a podcast about using writing, music, and all kinds of art to resist the status quo. The show is made by Rebel Yell Creative and Amy Lee Lillard.

    To make art that matters, every creative person needs support. Find yours at RebelYellCreative.com.

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    21 mins
  • The Category is: The Art of Ballroom and Drag
    Jun 8 2026

    How did this particular form of queer art and culture come to be? How did queer people across centuries find solace and support in these underground and public scenes? And how did the magnificent art of ballroom, and the houses that formed around it, create a powerful form of resistance that continues to defy anyone who tries to erase it?

    This is The Art of Resistance, a podcast about using writing, music, and all kinds of art to resist the status quo. The show is made by Rebel Yell Creative and Amy Lee Lillard.

    To make art that matters, every creative person needs support. Find yours at RebelYellCreative.com.

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    Get full episode transcript and sources at RebelYellCreative.com.

    Mentioned in this episode:

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    28 mins
  • Apartheid Art: Afrapix and South African Artists, 1950s-80s
    May 25 2026

    How did artists empower silenced people? How did photographers use access and international press to tell the truth about a country’s atrocities? And how did individuals, and groups like Afrapix, defy the crushing machine of apartheid in South Africa, and send the government tumbling down?

    This is The Art of Resistance, a podcast about using writing, music, and all kinds of art to resist the status quo. The show is made by Rebel Yell Creative and Amy Lee Lillard.

    To make art that matters, every creative person needs support. Find yours at RebelYellCreative.com.

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    Get full episode transcript and sources at RebelYellCreative.com.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    Get show notes + more art as resistance!

    Visit artofresistance.space for a free weekly newsletter about art as resistance, plus episode show notes, video, and audio.

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    26 mins
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