| dc.description.abstract | The Price of Liberty: A collection of poems and prose that explores the interplay between
freedom and sacrifice.
David Schmidt
This mini-thesis explores the interplay between concepts of freedom and sacrifice. It
comprises a collection of 28 original poems as well as a reflective essay that explores
some of the themes that emerge through the creative work.
The premise of the collection is the notion that freedom is necessarily ambiguous and
inevitably involves some countervailing sacrifice or loss. The act of exercising freedom
in an oppressive context by transgressing prescribed norms, for example, has its
countervailing consequences of shame, humiliation or punishment. Struggles for
political freedom similarly involve many forms of sacrifice. The attainment of political
or social freedom conversely comes with its own losses – loss of meaning, certainty,
innocence, solidarity or even integrity. Relationship itself always involve a tension
between obligation and agency – freedom is constrained by values. | en_US |
