A/Prof Karen Barbour
@karenbarbour13
Karen Barbour, Theatre Studies & Dance, Te Kura Toi University of Waikato. Researching embodiment & sustainability through performance and everyday life
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21-08-2020 10:53:09
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There's a myth that young people get anxious or depressed when people talk about the reality of the climate crisis. My experience is the opposite. The worst part is denial, looking away, downplaying or spreading false hope saying āwe'll fix thisā without taking sufficient action.
The last section of my poem āfire moves fasterā in the summer edition of The Saturday Paper. I hope everyone has a better 2021 x
This is very sad: Richard Nunns, probably the worldās foremost expert on taonga puoro, has died. Alongside the late Hirini Melbourne and carver Brian Flintoff, he literally breathed life into instruments made from natural materials, reflecting Te Ao MÄori. audioculture.co.nz/people/richardā¦
Today, Elisa Loncon Antileo , indigenous Mapuche academic, teacher and activist, was elected as President of the Constitutional Convention of Chile. May her wisdom and that of all indigenous peoples guide us in this historic task to write a new Magna Carta for a more just Chile.
.The University of Waikato š's Margaret Lloyd Sieger, PhD: "We need to be training scientists to be able to speak with economists, social scientists and vice versa using a shared language & common understanding of what #ClimateChange is to come up with new thinking and solutions" buff.ly/3BE93gf
Margaret Lloyd Sieger, PhD Next steps for The University of Waikato š on the heels of the Bachelor of Climate change? Get the students circulating! Further inspiration here: theguardian.com/environment/20ā¦
Resonance! Todayās instalment of #transmediadirectors is an exploration of dispersed authorship in Sigur Rosās #valtarimysteryfilmexperiment by Gareth Schott and A/Prof Karen Barbour. Even āschottieā dogs love Sigur Rós! (Sorry thatās particularly bad š¬š).
Only 2 weeks to CEAD 2021! Register today cead2021.org Ethnographic Edge Journal & CEAD hui @JacquieKidd1 "Our theme, Research That Matters is both a reflection of the importance of ethnographic research and a call to action for ethnographic scholars."