This publication ‘addresses the potentials and challenges of different forms of intervention at the intersection of activism and artistic fields and practices. The contributions, written by scholars from art history, sociology, literary and performative studies as well as art practitioners, present case studies that shed light on artistic practices that respond to geopolitical, socio-cultural, and ecological crises, as well as on curatorial projects, the organization of collectives and the role of institutions within the art field and academia. Individual contributions are accompanied by short interviews that give room to dialogues among the authors.’
These contributions include a chapter by Amelia Jones and the CHR’s Premesh Lalu who discuss ‘The Role of the University as an Institution’ and the work of the CHR in pursuing an aesthetic education capable of coming to terms with the human condition.