Podcasts about critical practice

Es algo parecido a la fotografía, pero aplicada al sonido. No solo incide en la parte de la investigación del patrimonio de sonidos que se extinguen, sino en la búsqueda de sonidos con los que luego se puede hacer una obra derivada: componer._____Has escuchadoOutside the Circle of Fire. Adult Cheetah, Testing by Baobab Tree / Chris Watson. Grabado en Zimbabue en junio de 1994. Touch (2012)Small Sand-Stream on Beach / Toshiba Tsunoda. Emitida en la sala de conciertos de la Fundación Juan March con motivo del Ciclo Música y Arte Sonoro: Los Cuatro Elementos. Tierra, celebrado el 5 de abril de 2014. Room40 (2008)Sounds from Dangerous Places. Oilfield Atmosphere / Peter Cusack. Grabada en el Caspian Oil, Bibi Heybat, Azerbaiyán, en 2004. ReR Megacorp (2012)Spring Bloom in the Marginal Ice Zone / Jana Winderen. Touch (2018)Stile Post/Correu silent (2016) / Xabier Erkizia. Obra encargada con motivo de la exposición Escuchar con los ojos. Arte sonoro en España, 1961-2016. Realizada a partir de grabaciones en el Museu Fundación Juan March, Palma. Fundación Juan March (2019)_____Selección bibliográficaBELGIOJOSO, Ricciarda, Constructing Urban Space with Sounds and Music. Ashgate, 2014*BENSON, Stephen y Will Montgomery (eds.), Writing the Field Recording: Sound, Word, Environment. Edinburgh University Press, 2018BRUYNINCKX, Joeri, Listening in the Field: Recording and the Science of Birdsong. The MIT Press, 2018BUDHADITYA, Chattopadhyay, The Nomadic Listener. Errant Bodies Press, 2020*COMELLES, Edu, “Mapas sonoros, netlabels y culturas emergentes: una aproximación sobre la fonografía y el paisaje sonoro en la era digital”. Arte y Políticas de Identidad, n.º 7 (2012), pp. 187-208COSTA, José Manuel, “La ilusión del paisaje sonoro”. Arte y Parte, n.º 117 (2015), pp. 48-63*CUSACK, Peter, “CD Companion Introduction: Interpreting the Soundscape”. Leonardo Music Journal, vol. 16 (2006), pp. 69-70*DAUBY, Yannick, Paysages sonores partagés. DEA, Université de Poitiers, 2004*FIEBIG, Gerald, “The Sonic Witness: On the Political Potential of Field Recordings in Acoustic Art”. Leonardo Music Journal, vol. 25 (2015), pp. 14-16*FISCHER, Tobias y Lara Cory, Animal Music: Sound and Song in the Natural World. Strange Attractor Press, 2015*GALAND, Alexandre, Field Recording: l'usage sonore du monde en 100 albums. Le Mot et le Reste, 2012*IGES, José, “Paisajes sonoros: una aproximación histórica”. En: La exposición invisible. Editado por Delfim Sardo. MARCO; Centro José Guerrero, 2006*KOHUT, Tom, “Noise Pollution and the Eco-Politics of Sound: Toxicity, Nature, and Culture in the Contemporary Soundscape”. Leonardo Music Journal, vol. 25 (2015), pp. 5-8*KRAUSE, Bernie, La gran orquesta animal: a la busca de los orígenes de las músicas en los espacios salvajes del planeta. Faktoría K, 2021*LANE, Cathy y Angus Carlyle, In the Field: Art of Field Recording. Uniformbooks, 2013LÓPEZ, Xoán-Xil, “La fonografía más allá del fonógrafo”. En: MASE. Historia y presencia del Arte Sonoro en España. Editado por José Iges et al. Bandaàparte Editores, 2015*—, Abellón: o libro negro das zoadeiras. aCentral Folque; Centro Galego de Música Popular, 2019MCKINNON, Dugal, “Dead Silence: Ecological Silencing and Environmentally Engaged Sound Art”. Leonardo Music Journal, vol. 23 (2013), pp. 71-74*MONTGOMERY, Will, “Beyond the Soundscape: Art and Nature in Contemporary Phonography”. En: The Ashgate Research Companion to Experimental Music. Editado por James Saunders. Ashgate, 2009*PALMESE, Cristina, José Luis Carles y Antonio Alcázar, Paisajes sonoros de Cuenca. Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 2010*PEZANOSKI-BROWNE, Alison, “The Tragic Art of Eco-Sound”. Leonardo Music Journal, vol. 25 (2015), pp. 9-13*SAMARTZIS, Philip, “The Nature of Sound and the Sound of Nature”. En: Antarctica: Music, Sounds and Cultural Connections. Editado por Bernadette Hince, Rupert Summerson, y Arnan Wiesel. ANU Press, 2015SCHAFER, R. Murray, El paisaje sonoro y la afinación del mundo. Intermedio, 2013*SMOLICKI, Jacek, Soundwalking: Through Time, Space, and Technologies. Routledge, 2023*WRIGHT, Mark Peter, Listening After Nature: Field Recording, Ecology, Critical Practice. Bloomsbury Academic, 2022* *Documento disponible para su consulta en la Sala de Nuevas Músicas de la Biblioteca y Centro de Apoyo a la Investigación de la Fundación Juan March

Our bodies and souls are so desperate for rest, but some of us do this more easily than others. People who are Doers by nature, often Do something for rest, but I think that's not actually rest. It is out of an overflow that we serve others, so our impact is diminished when we don't take time for rest. (I'm just talking to myself today, so feel free to listen in!) The Lord talks about it in the Bible, Jesus practiced it as a man, and we need to commit to it as Christ followers. Let's talk about how to implement it. Show Notes: http://heidistjohn.com/blog/podcasts/difficult-critical-practice-rest --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heidistjohn/message

In this episode of Why Change? co-hosts Karla and Jeff  talk about working within systems to change those systems. Jeff shares his interview with Dr. Jorge Lucero focused on his book and work about “Conceptual Art's Permissions” which can be employed in arts education. Karla and Jeff break down the ideas and think about how they can use these permissions to move towards systems of abundance.  In this episode you'll learn: About Conceptual Art's Permissions in arts education; How our stories can inform the ways we navigate systems in culture and education; and  Ways in which we can apply disruptive tactics to reimagine systems and our work. Some things from the episode: “TEACHER AS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE: THE MOST RADICAL FORM OF EXPRESSION TO EVER EXIST” Projects “Creative Generation: Ethnographic And Heuristic Approach To Inquiry” Art Education Hub Jorge Lucero is a Mexican-American artist who currently serves as Associate Professor of Art Education in the  School of Art + Design at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Sometimes he serves as the Chair of that program. Lucero received his Master degree and PhD from The Pennsylvania State University and his undergraduate degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Prior to moving into higher education Lucero happily taught art and art history at the Chicago Public School, Northside College Prep.  As part of his lifelong work to test the material and conceptual pliability of "school" Lucero participates in and around the academy in every manner possible. He has exhibited, performed, published, presented on, served as editor and reviewer, and taught through his work in galleries, schools and school districts, books, journals, conferences, workshops, museums, community organizations, performances, advisory boards, and artist residencies. Exhibitions that Lucero has participated in have been written about and covered in ArtForum; Sculpture; NewCity; the Chicago Tribune; the Sun-Times; Gaper's Block; DNAinfo, WTTW's Chicago Tonight; WGLT.org; and the PBS Digital Studio.  Lucero is the editor of the compendiums Mere and Easy: Collage as a Critical Practice in Pedagogy (2016, U of I Press)**, What Happens at the Intersection of Conceptual Art and Teaching? (2023, w/ Catalina Hernandez Cabal through the Amsterdam University of the Arts), and several other volumes. He's also the author of Teacher as Artist-in-Residence: The Most Radical Form of Expression to Ever Exist (2020, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts). Lucero is also Conceptual Art & Teaching, an ongoing project that is simultaneously a hub, archive, and artwork at the increasingly active intersection where conceptual art and teaching practices meet. This episode was produced by Jeff M. Poulin. The artwork is by Bridget Woodbury. The audio is edited by Katie Rainey. This podcasts' theme music is by Distant Cousins. For more information on this episode, episode transcripts, and Creative Generation please visit the episode's web page and follow us on social media @Campaign4GenC. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whychange/support

The relationship we have with our earthly fathers shapes our view of God the Father. Many fathers feel inadequate to lead and disciple their families, and their wives aren't sure how to encourage or help them lead. It turns into a vicious cycle that doesn't often end in a great family dynamic. Alex Kendrick speaks to the practice of discipleship and how it affects people in our homes. Happy Hour: What to do when my daughter's boyfriend isn't good enough for her? And more family stories. SHOW NOTES --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heidistjohn/message

Spiel! Games as Critical Practice ist ein Festival, welches von Donnerstag bis Sonntag den Akt des Spielens hinterfragt. Mit Talks, Performances, Konzerten und Videogames, im und um das Theater Basel, dem Jazz Campus und der Musikakademie. von Mirco Kaempf

In the 12th episode of the 2nd season of A is for Architecture, I speak with architect, curator, scholar and teacher, Dr Ruth Lang, about her recent book, Building for Change: The Architecture of Creative Reuse, published by gestalten in August this year. Ruth wears many hats, working for Mae as a writer, editor and researcher, at the Design Museum as Research Lead for the Future Observatory, as well as being lead on the Critical Practice module at the LSA and lead on the Radical Practice MA module at the RCA. Building for Change asks: ‘How can we build a sustainable future in a time of climate change and dwindling resources?' and goes on to document a number of global projects by leading architects which have embraced creative/ adaptive reuse as a means of enhancing existing fabric, reducing waste and maintaining cultural and historical identity in places where the normative option may have otherwise been the knock down/ rebuild model. You can see Ruth's LinkedIn profile here, and she tweets here. I met Ruth through her publishers, a guest suggestion by my boss, Chloe Street Tarbatt. Alongside being generally polymathic, Ruth is great to hear speak, believe. Happy listening! + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Music credits: Bruno Gillick + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + aisforarchitecture.org Apple: podcasts.apple.com Spotify: open.spotify.com Google: podcasts.google.com Amazon: music.amazon.co.uk

This conversation is with Margret Grebowicz and Kiff Bamford, editors of a new collection of essays entitled Lyotard and Critical Practice, published in late-2022 by Bloomsbury. Margret teaches political theory at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. She is the author of a number of scholarly and popular media pieces, ranging from French critical theory to reflections on mountain climbing and the social-cultural meaning of dogs in contemporary life. Margret is the author of six books: Why Internet Porn Matters (2013), Beyond the Cyborg (co-authored with Helen Merrick in 2015), The National Park to Come (2015), Whale Song (2017), Mountains and Desire (2020), and Rescue Me: Dogs and Their Humans (2021). Kiff is a Reader in Contemporary Art at Leeds Beckett University in England. He is the author of Lyotard and the ‘figural' in Performance, Art and Writing (2012) and Jean-François Lyotard: Critical Lives (2017), as well as the editor of Jean-François Lyotard: The Interviews and Debates (2020). In this conversation, we discuss the meaning of Lyotard's legacy, the place of the postmodern in contemporary theory, and the tasks and labor of editing a collection on a critical yet all-but-forgotten late-twentieth century thinker.

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Amid xenophobic challenges to America's core value of welcoming the tired and the poor, Irina Aristarkhova calls for new forms of hospitality in her engagement with the works of eight international artists. In ARRESTED WELCOME, the first monograph on hospitality in contemporary art, she employs a feminist perspective and asks who, how, and what determines who is worthy of welcome. With a focus on lessons that contemporary artists teach about the potential of hospitality, Aristarkhova looks at Linda Hattendorf's documentary The Cats of Mirikitani; the Serbian-born installation and performance artist Ana Prvački's project The Greeting Committee Reports . . . ; American artist Faith Wilding's performance Waiting; Taiwanese American artist Lee Mingwei's aesthetics of hospitality; American bioartist Kathy High's project Embracing Animal; Mithu Sen's artworks that explore questions of radical hospitality and crossing borders; Pippa Bacca and Silvia Moro's art project Brides on Tour; and Ken Aptekar's exhibition Neighbours in Lübeck, Germany. Aristarkhova is professor at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is author of Arrested Welcome: Hospitality in Contemporary Art and Hospitality of the Matrix: Philosophy, Biomedicine, and Culture. She is joined today by Jorge Lucero, an artist born, raised and educated in Chicago. He is chair and associate professor of art education at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Lucero's books include Mere and Easy: Collage as a Critical Practice in Pedagogy, Teacher as Artist-in-Residence: The Most Radical Form of Expression to Ever Exist, and the forthcoming What Happens at the Intersection of Conceptual Art and Teaching?. Lucero is coeditor of the international journal Visual Arts Research and sits on the editorial boards for the Journal of Social Theory and Art Education, the Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education, and the Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy. This conversation was recorded in February 2021. More about ARRESTED WELCOME: z.umn.edu/arrestedwelcome Irina Aristarkhova: https://stamps.umich.edu/people/detail/irina_aristarkhova Jorge Lucero: www.jorgelucero.com An open-access edition of ARRESTED WELCOME is available at https://manifold.umn.edu/projects/arrested-welcome.

We visit Martín La Roche’s studio to hear about the Chilean protests and constrictions of the imagination. We also listen to a voice message by Fernanda Aránguiz M. about the real and the possible, titled ‘Qualia’. And Martín tells us how 'Muro Sur', once a space in Santiago in the 90s, lives on.Martín La Roche is an artist and director of the Musée Légitime, a museum inside a hat. Fernanda Aránguiz M. is an artist and publisher, investigating language inbetween the real and the possible. Martín was on Ja Ja Ja Nee Nee Nee in 2017 for Native Foreigners, a show about Ulises Carrión recorded at De Appel/Documenta Athens/Jumex. Fernanda joined us for a radio show about Publishing as Critical Practice in 2019, recorded at Printing Plant Art Book Fair. Hosted by Arif Kornweitz and Radna Rumping. Edited by Arif with excerpts from El violador eras tú and El Baile de Los Que Sobran.

We visit Martín’s studio to hear about the Chilean protests and constrictions of the imagination. We also listen to Fernanda's voice message about the real and the possible, titled ‘Qualia’. And Martín tells us how 'Muro Sur', once a space in Santiago in the 90s, lives on.Martín La Roche is an artist and director of the Musée Légitime, a museum inside a hat. Fernanda Aránguiz M. is an artist and publisher, investigating language inbetween the real and the possible. Martín was on Ja Ja Ja Nee Nee Nee in 2017 for Native Foreigners, a show about Ulises Carrión recorded at De Appel/Documenta Athens/Jumex. Fernanda joined us for a radio show about Publishing as Critical Practice in 2019, recorded at Printing Plant Art Book Fair. Hosted by Arif Kornweitz and Radna Rumping. Edited by Arif with excerpts from El violador eras tú and El Baile de Los Que Sobran.

In this episode, I had the incredible honor of welcoming Dr. Bree Picower to the podcast. In our conversation, she shares her personal journey in education, her inspiration behind publishing her newest book, "Reading, Writing & Racism", how she has evolved as a social justice teacher educator over the span of her 20+ year career, and so much more! To learn more about Dr. Picower's work, you can visit her website at breepicower.com or follow her on Instagram (@bossssy13), Twitter (@drbreebree), and Facebook! BIO: Dr. Bree Picower is an Associate Professor at Montclair State University in the College of Education and Human Development. She is the Co-Director of the Urban Teacher Residency, Newark Teacher Project and the Critical Urban Education Speaker Series with Dr. Tanya Maloney at MSU. Her newest book, Reading, Writing and Racism, is an unflinching examination of recent examples of viral racist curriculum and what it means for our educational institutions to take responsibility for addressing teachers' understandings of race. Along with co-editors Edwin Mayorga and Ujju Aggarwal, she released a 2nd edition of What's Race Got To Do With It? How current school reform maintains racial and economic inequality. Her co-edited book with Rita Kohli, Confronting Racism in Teacher Education: Counternarratives of Critical Practice, examined patterns of institutional racism by amplifying the voices of non-dominant teacher educators. In her first book, Practice What You Teach: Social Justice Education in the Classroom and the Streets, she explored a developmental continuum toward teacher activism. Published widely in academic journals, her scholarship focuses on issues of race, racism and education. Her students' social justice curriculum is featured at UsingTheirWords.org. Across all areas of work, Dr. Picower works to create spaces for educators to sharpen their political analysis and act for educational justice and was awarded the Scholar Activist of 2013 by the Critical Educators for Social Justice SIG of the American Educational Research Association. She has taught in public elementary schools in Oakland, California and New York City. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/identitytalk4educators/support

As a seasoned leader and professional, you're an expert at finding time where little exists, planning projects, and leveraging the power of your calendar to maintain progress and accountability. But do you have time scheduled to think and consider? Have you allowed space to reflect on what's working, not working, or reconnect to your vision and cares? We can be so adept at planning that we miss the blocking unscheduled time to tune into our wisdom and think strategically. In this kick-off of season two, I share a story about how white space is critical for us to leverage our influence, stay hopeful and listen to our inner wise counsel.

Amanda Christensen, ideaXme guest interviewer, interviews Ben Hammersley, one of the world's leading futurists and founder of international Strategic Foresight agency Hammersley Futures. Amanda Christensen Comments: Our world as we know it has seemingly changed overnight as countries globally make the decision to impose lockdown-type mandates in a worldwide effort to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19). As statistics, mandates, stocks, and all information related to coronavirus changes minute by minute, it can be overwhelming to keep up with it all, let alone separate fact from fiction, with misinformation being spread just as rapidly as the virus itself. In this unprecedented time in our lives, we must adapt to our new situation by means of social distancing, working from home, and ensuring our news sources are credible. As we try to keep up with our every-changing new normal, two questions persist: how are we going to adjust to this new situation, and what does this mean for the future? Ben Hammersley Joining me to speak on these issues is Ben Hammersley, one of the world's leading futurists and founder of international Strategic Foresight agency Hammersley Futures. Hammersley has worked as an internet technologist and journalist for The Times, as well as being a contributing editor of Conde Nast's Wired UK magazine. He is a member of the European Commission High Level Expert Group on Media Freedom, and in 2014, he presented a six-part BBC World News series on cybercrimes, Cybercrimes with Ben Hammersley. On this show we will hear about: Hammersley’s unique experience at the forefront of technology journalism and applied futurism. His thoughts on the current battle between real and fake news in the midst of coronavirus. Why we shouldn’t be considering everything as “doom and gloom.” His assessment of how individuals, businesses, and societies will adapt to this unprecedented situation. Finally, we’ll hear his predictions for what the world looks like post-coronavirus. About the interviewer Amanda Christensen is an ideaXme guest contributor as well as marketing manager at social media agency Cubaka. She is also a researcher specialising in the dissemination and societal implications of fake news and deepfakes and recent MA graduate in Media, Communications, and Critical Practice from the University of the Arts London. If you liked this interview, be sure to check out our interview with Amanda Christensen on prioritising fact over fiction in the age of coronavirus! Follow ideaXme on Twitter: @ideaxm On Instagram: @ideaxme Find ideaXme across the internet including on iTunes, SoundCloud, Radio Public, TuneIn Radio, I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. ideaXme is a global podcast, creator series and mentor programme. Our mission: Move the human story forward!™ ideaXme Ltd.

Challenged by the overwhelming spread of fake information, in this episode of ideaXme Rich Connectedness Podcast series, I, Dr. Shima Beigi founder of mindfulness Engineering™️ interview Amanda Christensen, content creator and media and communications scholar specialising in the symbiotic relationship between humanity and media. Deepfakes While access to highly capable digital devices gives the users excitement, these technological advancements leave individuals extremely vulnerable to digital predators and deepfake producers. Deepfakes are defined as a computer-generated replication of a person saying or doing things they have never said or done. When produced at a high quality, they are indistinguishable from actual videos, blurring the lines between real and fake. These contents, due to their extreme resemblance to original and authentic targets create social confusion. This confusion further disintegrates the fabric of society which eventually leads to a vicious cycle of more fake information. Amanda Christensen Amanda’s research suggests that “the sensationalist and instantaneous nature of social media, coupled with information cascades, bots, filter bubbles, and our natural predisposition toward negative and novel information provides the perfect environment for deepfakes to gain maximum impact across all social platforms.” Amanda Christensen is a content creator and recent MA graduate in Media, Communications, and Critical Practice from University of the Arts London, London College of Communications. Her main practice is filmmaking, having worked in the film, marketing and advertising industries. As a part of her research, Amanda created a film about deepfakes and the potential ramifications that they can have on both the individual and societal levels. In this episode, we dive deep into this subject and explore ways in which the public and authorities can prevent the digital predators, protect their privacy and be informed about their rights against spread of false information. While this subject is still relatively in its infancy, it’s extremely critical for the world to know about the opportunities and perils of living in a digital world. Tune into our platform @ideaxme on more than 10 platforms. Share this episode and subscribe to stay up to date! Credits: Dr. Shima Beigi interview video, text, and audio. If you liked this interview, be sure to check out ourinterview on AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning! Follow ideaXme on Twitter:@ideaxm On Instagram:@ideaxme Find ideaXme across the internet including oniTunes,SoundCloud,Radio Public,TuneIn Radio,I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. ideaXme is a global podcast, creator series and mentor programme. Our mission: Move the human story forward!™ ideaXme Ltd.  

In this episode errant_praxis curator, Patti Anahory speaks with architect and curator Paula Nascimento. Paula is an architect and curator with degrees from the Architectural Association School of Architecture and from the LSB University in London.Has collaborated with architecture studios in Oporto and in London before funding with Stefano Pansera Beyond Entropy Africa in 2011 – a research-based collective network that operates on the fields of architecture-urbanism-visual arts and geopolitics. Paula has also been a consultant on a variety of projects including the Angola Pavilion for Expo Milano 2015 and often collaborates with different artist institutions and collectives, both on the continent and abroad, and is a founding member of Colectivo Pés Descalços, a Luanda based multi-disciplinary collective developing projects in the cultural field. Photo of Paula Nascimento by Mário Macilau. Mentioned in this episode: https://www.paulanascimento.com/en/ Colectivo Pés Descalços: https://www.facebook.com/PesDescalcosCC/ Beyond Entropy https://www.facebook.com/BeyondEntropyLtd/ Golden Lion award for Angola at the Venice Biennale 2013: https://www.contemporaryand.com/magazines/angola-marks-venice-biennale-debut-with-a-victory/ Architectural Association School of Architecture: https://www.aaschool.ac.uk/

Most physicians in private practice claim to know how important their website is. But too many doctors make the same mistakes with their practice websites over and over – mistakes that are holding them back from more patients and more revenue. Are you one of them? Show notes: https://messenger.md/podcast/episode-4

Lauren Berlant asks participants of “The Soup Is On” about their engagement with theory and optimism for what writing can do. The June 2018 conference launched Berlant and Katie Stewart’s The Hundreds (2018), their forthcoming experiment in form, attention, and generative worlding. … Continue reading →

It happens to the best of us from time to time - we suddenly realize we've been believing something entirely untrue about ourselves (or about life in general!). This week, join Meg and Rebekah as they talk through some of the lies they've been believing and how they discovered the truth on the other side of that realization. PLUS, hear from therapist Annie Wright as she gives specific, actionable advice on how to counteract negative thought patterns and start to build healthy thoughts instead! All of that, plus Awesome of the Week!SHOW NOTES:Roxana's Candles(Purchase Roxana's Candles using a special Promo Code. Use the discount code awesome10 for !0% off. This code is valid once per customer, and will take 10% off every order with no minimum purchase. Roxana's Candles offers free shipping within the U.S.)Anne Bogel's Reading PeopleAnnie Wright: Neuroplasticity and the Critical Practice of Speaking More Kindly To YourselfFind Annie at her blog AnnieWright.com (along with many free resources!) and on Facebook, Instagram, and TwitterYou can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! Find Rebekah on her blog, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter!

How might the critical tradition in media studies respond to the wildly proliferating media phenomena of today? In this presentation, Ken Wark starts with his own experience writing Gamer Theory as a ‘networked book’, mediating between Plato, WordPress, and World of Warcraft. This was an experiment in which critical media approaches were made to confront the computer game as an historically specific form, the form perhaps of our times. It was also an attempt to create online tools for a specifically critical mode of collaborative writing, at some remove from the argumentative and consensus style of the blog and wiki respectively. A third dimension to the experiment explored the relation of the gift of writing, of time, of attention, to the commodified form of the book. What can be learned from the results of this experiment? How can media studies be both in and of the emergent media forms, and yet retain a creative and critical distance from them? It is in its difference from what it studies that media studies begins to find the intellectual resources to respond adequately to the extraordinary world of media, in all its historical and anthropological depth and breadth. McKenzie Wark is chair of Culture & Media and associate dean of Eugene Lang College, and an associate professor of critical studies at the New School for Social Research. He is the author of A Hacker Manifesto (Harvard UP, 2004), Gamer Theory (Harvard UP, 2007) and various other things.

A look at the nature of the power that the social worker holds.

A look at the meaning of critical practice, the views of service users, and the professional power of social workers.

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An example of critical practice.

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