“Becoming a Dancer, Becoming Mobile”: Navigating mobility regimes in the field of European contemporary dance This event had unfortunately be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstance. Speaker: Julien Debonneville, Haute École Spécialisée de Suisse Occidentale Discussant: Robert Simpkins, social anthropologist Abstract This seminar will examine the way in which mobility acts to structure artistic careers in the […]
Clay Figuration in Barcelos, Portugal: Crafting futures by re-imagining the past This is an online event. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DihhqB12QZSXzF-fuIUsaQ Speaker: Sónia Mota Ribeiro, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Discussant: Stephanie Bunn, University of St Andrews Abstract This seminar will focus on the practice of a group of artisans from the Barcelos region, in the north of Portugal. These “barristas” […]
This is an online event. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5ATz3WvLQC6VvZmbRb90tg Crafting Indigeneity in Taiwan Speaker: Geoffrey Gowlland, University of Geneva Discussant: Michele Feder-Nadoff, artist & anthropologist Abstract Why is it that the revitalisation of forms of art and craft has, for Indigenous peoples around the world, taken such a significance in self-presentations and political engagements? What is it about […]
The art of 'vitesse': ntcham music, banditry, and the digital fabric of a pirate industry This is an online event. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zSf_DZ4zTl266_Tv7cby2g Speaker: Alice Aterianus-Owanga, Université de Neuchâtel Discussant: Jamila Dorner, SOAS Abstract “Vitesse” (speed), “vivacité” (liveliness) and “rapidité” (quickness): the texts and videos of Ntcham music are filled with references (textual, musical and gestural) to rhythm and its […]
Drawing: Cultivating freedom in South Korea’s highly standardised creative industries This is an online event. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_R0eAIhcxSSimZfEUVGHyoA Speaker: Chloé Paberz, INALCO, Institut Français de Recherche sur l'Asie de l'Est Discussant: Jenn Law, social anthropologist & artist Abstract With the growing global success of manga, anime and video games, East Asia has become a key player in […]
