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Guest presenter – Fran Illch

While watching Fran ILLCH and Pedro discuss the entrepreneurial aspect of art, I was particularly able to resonate with what Mr Illch was saying, for example where he was describing how culture / cultural ventures in many places across the world are subsidised by the government because they are not viewed as a market, however, in Mexico they are not.  …

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Sound is sight

Synesthesia is the technical name given to the psychological phenomenon of being able to see colour as the result of sounds.  For example, some individuals are able to see certain colours when they hear a specific note in music and will associate that tone of sound to red for example.  While it remains to be ascertained whether …

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    After watching Rosado Seijo’s presentation about assisting people in an underdeveloped area with painting their homes, I was reminded of a political science class I took last semester, which focused on methods of establishing action for some of the world’s poorest communities. Seijo’s initiative of painting houses within this neighbourhood may seem like …

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The effects of meditation (Social method option – write up )

  Social method option – write up  After watching Pedro’s presentation on the social method assignment which I decided to carry out this past week.  I followed the guidelines of performing meditation each evening prior to going to sleep, which was something that I did not fully understand but was able to perform it once …

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Culinary Art

  This week after watching Pedro’s Plant, Garden, Cook, Eat video lecture I was inspired to look into culinary art.  Culinary art incorporates both the cooking and presentation of food in a way that is aesthetically appealing as well as delectable. What has always fascinated me is the variation between cultures of culinary art across the world.  One …

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Wicked problems

A wicked problem by definition is a problem that is impossible to solve due to incomplete, contradicting and altering requirements that are in most cases extremely difficult to recognise / anticipate.  While this topic does not relate directly to any of the themes Pedro discusses in this weeks videos, it is an overarching theme that …

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How does a populist movement form and garner support?

  After watching Pedro Lasch’s video concerning civil rights movements and refusal / boycotting I thought about an “activist” group that has recently formed and garnered widespread support in Germany called: Pegida.  Pegida is a group that initially started as a movement that focused on issues that affected society as a whole.  Marches lead at its …

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Art as a reminder

Berlin- the city in which I grew up is rife with reminders of the Nazi and GDR eras.  From the remains of the Berlin wall, the memorial to the murdered Jews and the Reichstag- the city itself serves as a reminder of the past. Artists turned what was seen as the ultimate symbol of oppression, …

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