Question

How does society influence the arts(humanities)? Can art change/influence society (think sociopolitical)? Using Childish Gambino’s latest project – “This Is America”, discuss the ways in which “the arts” have been used to critique society.

Answer 1

Society has been playing a great role in shaping the humanity, culture, and traditions. Society forces arts and humanities to remain within their boundaries and hence not letting them develop to the fullest.
Yes, Art can definitely influence society and it does so by influencing society by changing opinions, instilling values and translating experiences across space and time. Art also has utilitarian influences on society. For demonstration, considering an example, there is a positive correlation between school children’s grades in math and literacy and their involvement with drama or music activities.
In  Childish Gambino’s latest project – “This Is America”, the song has used the music for depicting how all that he needs is money and party with a girl which uses art of music for criticizing society as in the world we live in, a person is not considered well-settled if he does parties and spend money. This brings shame to the society and also degrade its image.