South Korea’s Kyung-sook Shin won the Man Asian Literary Prize for her novel Please Look After Mom. Shin became both the first woman and South Korean win this award.
Amanda Auchter’s The Wishing Tomb Wins 2012 Perugia Press Award
The Perugia Press awarded the 2012 Perugia Press Book Award for first or second book of poetry by a woman to Amanda Auchter’s The Wishing Tomb.
“Us and Them or We?” exhibition seeks submissions of socially engaged art
Comuniart is organising an exhibition that explores the relationship between the establishment, the society it perpetuates and regulates and how the individual members of this society relate to one another and ultimately to themselves with particular attention being paid to the national conflict that has occurred over the last year: Political demonstrations / occupations, riots [...]
Education 4 Liberation theatre workshop
Arts PractitionerTony Cealy has developed a series of popular education techniques for exploring experiences of Oppression. This intensive hands-on one-day workshop uses complementary approaches based on concepts of the organizing practices of Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed (TOO). This workshop will be of particular relevance for educationalists, therapists and arts practitioners. We will actively [...]
London based Power 2 the People seeks participants for theatre project
Power 2 the People Actors, non-actors, residents and ALL Citizens WANTED (A theatre project asking “are you ready to join the Big Society?”) A unique Forum Theatre project in South London exploring the tricky concept of EMPOWERMENT. What is it? Can communities truly feel empowered on their own terms? The first stage of the project [...]
Conference Call for Paper, Travel and Research Grant – From Rebellion to Revolution: Dynamics of Political Change
16th Berlin Roundtables on Transnationality, October 17 – 20, 2012 From Rebellion to Revolution: Dynamics of Political Change Submission deadline is June 30, 2012. Based on an international essay competition, we will invite approximately 45 applicants to discuss their research, concerns and agendas with peers and prominent scholars in Berlin. The competition is open to [...]
Workshop: Gender, Inequality, and Precarity Today
University of Essex March 7th Why do female graduates earn less than their male peers and what can we do about it? Despite having the same education and previous work experience, salaries of female graduates are considerably lower than male graduates. The Office for National Statistics annual survey of hours and earnings confirm that 42 [...]
Sarah Cosulich Canarutto appointed Artistic Director of Artissima
The Board of Directors of the Fondazione Torino Musei is pleased to announce that Sarah Cosulich Canarutto has been appointed new Artistic Director of Artissima. She succeeds Francesco Manacorda, who was named Director of Tate Liverpool last December. Sarah Cosulich Canarutto was selected through a public international competition among 44 candidates. Sarah Cosulich Canarutto was [...]
Registration Now Open – Thinking Through Time and History in Feminism Colloquium
Registration is now open for the Birkbeck Institute for Social Research Colloquium Thinking Through Time and History in Feminism. Full programme: http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/81810179 Registration and payment Details: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/bisr/events/bbk-local?uid=d22d9cc1a32a574ffbf57b323c35b9f6 BISR Colloquium: Thinking Through Time and History in Feminism Friday 23rd March 9am-7.30pm. Birkbeck College – London, 30 Russell Sq, Room 101. £20 Standard rate/£15 concessionary rate (includes [...]
Call for Video Contributions: Bodies of Water Project
Call for Your Video Contributions: Bodies of Water Project Deadline: World Water Day, March 22, 2012 “Water reaches into new territories, forms connections, and breathes life,” artist-in-residence Seonagh Odhiambo says. She invites you to contribute your own movements or stories about water and participate in a dance project on the Art of Engagement online network. [...]
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