Cruel Design/Disobedient Design
A showcase and discussion on the art and politics of designing for justice in association with Cruel Designs at Dismaland.
Event Information:
Saturday, 26 September 2015
Bristol, Hydra Books TBC
16:00 to 18:00
From anti-homeless spikes and border fences to DIY tear gas masks and union banners, design practices are used for social control and social change. In this public event with designers, curators and social justice campaigners we explore what it means to design for disobedience.
Free, ticketed event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cruel-designdisobedient-design-tickets-18324462962
with:
Gavin Grindon / curator of Cruel Designs at Dismaland & Lecturer in Curating / University of Essex
Barnbrook / Creative Studio / London
MinuteWorks / multidisciplinary graphic design studio specialising in sustainable communications / Manchester
Occupy Design / Crisis graphics for crisis times! / London
Debi Withers / Curator, writer, researcher & publisher / Bristol
And More!
Facilitated by:
Anna Feigenbaum / Civic Media Hub & Senior Lecturer in Digital Storytelling / Bournemouth University
Sponsored by the Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture & Community at Bournemouth University, The University of Essex Centre for Curatorial Studies & the MeCCSA Social Movements Network
This event is the second in our series of public discussions on Civic Media and Social Justice. Our first event, Mapping for Justice, was held in London in June 2015.
Dr. Anna Feigenbaum
Senior Lecturer in Digital Storytelling
Faculty of Media and Communication
Weymouth House
Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus
Poole, Dorset BH12 5BB
United Kingdom
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