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This might come as a surprise, but most of so called »socially engaged« communication is either not effective or even counterproductive. Why? The main reason is that such communication is conceived in the same way as marketing communication for a product or service. The difference is content, but the perspective from which such communication starts and the dynamics it produces in the public spher…

oliver

communication education design critique

Kognitivni radnik postfordističnog kapitalizma je u drugačijem položaju od klasičnog industrijskog radnika. Za razliku od industrijskog radnika, koji je odvojen od produkcijskih sredstava, čiji vlasnik je kapitalista, mi kognitivni radnici produkcijska sredstva nosimo na svojim ramenima. U svojoj glavi.

Ali ipak položaj industrijskog radnika, koji je primoran da svoj rad prodaje kapitalistu, …

nikolajanovic

theory society activism critique

http://www.timessquaretoartsquare.org/

d-cultural

art communication activism

Love is un-desrcibable, some say it does not exist, some say it is the best thing that could happen to a person, mothers would admit that the love for a child is an amazing feeling...being in love is also pretty much exciting and fulfilling.
Love is close and yet so far in describing it. Love is also close and yet so far from control. It is a great question if love and control are connected or,…

izoljan

culture weird

A plataforma internacional foi oficialmente lançada. Na internet, o Memefest aparece dessa vez em inglês, português, sérvio e espanhol. Cartazes estão sendo espalhados pelas ruas das cidades Ljubljana, Maribor, Koper, Berlim, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Bogotá, Belgrado, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne e diferentes cidades da Holanda. Em junho de 2011 acontece lá, na cidade de Nijmegen, o Oddstream, u…

inesnin

society culture communication activism

UPDATE 13.1. 2011. Added are photos (last 4) from posters in Belgrade.

We are very excited to show you first photos from our posters in the streets of various Cities from around the World.

Following are Memefest LOVE:CONFLICT:IMAGINATION posters that are right now hanging in the streets of Brisbane, Belgrade and Rio de Janeiro. We will update this post with other places whenever we get new …

oliver

culture communication design community

Why is theory vital for revolutionary practice? Read and re-think!

http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/althusser/1965/preface.htm

nikolajanovic

theory society activism writing

Gde je nestalo kritičko razmišljanje, pisanje? Gde je nestala teorijska produkcija?

Činjenica je da kritičko razmišljanje i pisanje, ali i teoretska produkcija, sve manje podržavaju institucije znanja – univerziteti, instituti, škole… Treba je konstatovati: današnja društvena pedagogija se je prepustila duhu vremena koji zanemaruje potrebu da se emancipatorni potencijali i radikalne društvene…

nikolajanovic

theory critique writing

It's getting serious folks. Time's running and deadline is fast approaching.
If you are already working hard on your submission work or are just about to start, it might be worth to have a look at this document. It's a good ethical framework to think about when conceptualizing your LOVE:CONFLICT:IMAGINATION creation.

People's Communication Charter is here: http://www.pccharter.net/charteren.h…

oliver

society communication critique writing

Interview with Anthropographia founder and manager Matthieu Rytz.

FD: Anthropographia -- http://www.anthropographia.org/ -- is an international photo competition. What makes this one unique?

MR: Anthropographia is a non-profit organization that aims to promote human rights using photography as a medium.

We're supporting photo essays that have been produced on a long term basis. We value …

frederic

photography society