Episode 132: Art and Activism with Dr. Jess Allen

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You'll find a link to a public google document below, as Jess gave me LOADS of supporting information for anyone who is curious! Because of the character limit for shownotes this is my creative solution. You'll find Jess' resources at the bottom, happy diving!

I was thrilled to sit down with my new friend artist activist Dr. Jess Allen to discuss the intersection of art and activism. Here's what you'll hear:

• Is art activism? (TL;DR: No) 3:00
• Jess responds to a critic who insists that art and activism cannot go together 11:50
• Defining durational work and Jess' walking art practice (did y'all know that was a thing? cause I didn't) 21:15
• View the webpage for "Drop in the Ocean" the piece we discuss most here: https://awyrol.co.uk/drop-in-the-ocean 28:50
• Adrian Howells wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Howells
• Advice from Jess for artists looking to use their art for activism 30:50
• What is emancipated pedagogy? As defined by Jacques Rancière (1991) The Ignorant Schoolmaster. Stanford: Stanford University Press. 35:00
• The only model that most of us are exposed to in learning is hierarchical- so what would it look like practically to be in a learning environment that was non-hierarchical? 41:00
• Art activism and accessibility 47:00
• An adorable story about weeping over some chilis in a plastic bag 1:01
• View Jess' complete resources here! (They would not fit into the character allowance on Buzzsprout, this link will take you to a public google document that you can view freely)

Please do yourselves a great favor and peruse more of Jess' work here on her portfolio: Portfolio

You can also follow Jess here on IG

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