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Friction in the Creative City

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 2 June 2021 / Comments Off on Friction in the Creative City

Friction in the Creative City The Indonesian city of Bandung presents itself as an “emerging creative city.” This raises the question of how an “emerging” creative city can attain realisation: when and where is the creative city accomplished? The formalisation of the creative city creates friction – to borrow the term from Tsing. This friction manifests in…

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Emergent Film Production in the Pacific: Oceanic Strategies of Connection and Exchange

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 19 May 2021 / Comments Off on Emergent Film Production in the Pacific: Oceanic Strategies of Connection and Exchange

Emergent Film Production in the Pacific: Oceanic Strategies of Connection and Exchange Cultural policies that promote film production and exchange in small island states face numerous challenges (including training, funding, and infrastructure). Yet, in the Pacific, Indigenous film-making is a key strategy for redressing reductive framing of the region during the colonial period (which continues…

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Sail Cargo: Charting a New Path for Emission-Free Shipping?

By Christiaan De Beukelaer / 5 November 2020 / Comments Off on Sail Cargo: Charting a New Path for Emission-Free Shipping?

If wind-propelled cargo vessels should be successful at helping to decarbonise shipping, a shift is needed in the way the industry works.

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