How are graphic novelists illuminating politics and history?

On the next Your Call, we'll have conversation with graphic novelists. How do images change the art of story telling? What are your favorite graphic novels? What makes them unique? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. More graphic novels have been published in the last 10 years than in the previous 30. What explains the explosion? What can we learn from graphic journalism? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Paul Buhle, a senior lecturer in the history and civilization departments at Brown University.

Amir, a journalist and human rights activists and co-author of Zahra's Paradise.

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What's the power of children's art depicting trauma?

What's the power of children's art depicting trauma? And how does it affect those who see it? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the art exhibit "A Child's View from Gaza," which was cancelled two weeks before it was set to open at the Museum of Children's Art in Oakland. The Museum said the images were too graphic, but local Jewish groups boasted to media outlets that they forced the museum board to make the decision. Does the museum have a responsibility to show an exhibit like this? And what's the power of art? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:

Ziad Abbas, associate director of the Middle East Children's Alliance

Susan Greene, social art practitioner, educator and clinical psychologist

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What makes a great protest song?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Dorian Lynskey, author of 33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs. He details 33 songs that span seven decades and four continents, from Billie Holiday crooning Strange Fruit to Green Day raging against the Iraq war. What role does music play in social movements? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. What are your favorite protest songs? How have they sparked social change? It's Your call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Dorian Lynskey, a music writer for the Guardian in the United Kingdom

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Have you seen a great documentary lately?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the power of documentaries. The 9th Annual International Documentary Film Festival and the Arab Film Festival are in the Bay Area this month. We'll talk to filmmakers, film subjects, and festival organizers about the motivation behind their work. How do documentaries affect you? What do you love about them? What can they do that other film genres can't? Join us at 11 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. How have documentaries changed over the years? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Zeina Daccache, director, 12 Angry Lebanese

Jeff Ross, founder/director of SF IndieFest

Gregg Marks, co-director of May I Be Frank? A Film about Sex, Drugs, and Transformation

Frank Ferrante, subject of May I Be Frank? A Film about Sex, Drugs, and Transformation

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What's the State of the Arts in the Arab World?

What's the state of artistic expression in the Arab world? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with three filmmakers at this year's Arab Film Festival. What are the boundaries of free expression in the Arab world and how do they differ from one country to the next? What can we learn about the Middle East through cinematic narratives? Join us live at 11 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What impacts have political and economic change had on what artists can put into the public realm? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Michel Shehadeh, executive director of the Arab Film Festival

Ibrahim El-Batout, an Egyptian filmmaker based in Cairo and director of Ein Shams (or Eye of the Sun)

Kalthoum Bornaz, Tunisian filmmaker and director of The Other Half of the Sky

Najwa Najjar, Palestinian filmmaker and director of Pomegranates and Myrrh

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