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[Talk] Art: the overlooked answer to a better future
In this talk at TEDxMount Victoria, Dr. Elspeth Tilley shares seven ways art engages us and helps us create a better future. Dr. Elspeth Tilley is a Professor of Creative Communication at Massey University in New Zealand and a Research Associate of the Artistic Activism Research CoLab. Recognized internationally as an expert in the power…
The Activist Angler
Congratulations to Research Associate Stephen Duncombe on the publication of his new book, The Activist Angler. The book brings together these lessons in an engaging journey from the street to the beach and back. The format is simple: one reflection on fishing followed by another on what might be learned and applied to activism, each accompanied…
[Presentation] Prefiguring Other Possible Worlds: Performative Communities in Recent Social Movements
Recording of the online presentation “Prefiguring Other Possible Worlds: Performative Communities in Recent Social Movements” by Julia Ramirez Blanco, that took place on November 17, 2022, as part of the Program of Online Presentations facilitated by the Artistic Activism Research Colab (AARC). For more information on Julia Ramirez Blanco’s work, visit: https://artactcolab.org/associates/julia-ramirez-blanco/
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