Uncomfortable Knowledges and Transformative Learning: Reimagining the Museum in the Art of Gustafsson&Haapoja.
Destructive human action is causing interconnected ecological and social challenges on an unprecedented scale. Scholars and artists from varied fields have critically expressed their concern about this in their research and practice. In this article, we interrogate the transformative potential of cr...
| Publicado en: | Critical Arts: A South-North Journal of Cultural & Media Studies Vol. 38; no. 4/5; pp. 122 - 140 |
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