You can check the programme and browse through the artists’ profiles and the particular installations –You can find some material based on conversations between OU academics and artists, who have reflected upon commonalities in their research and work on how to explore questions of identity, citizenship and migration in deep and creative ways.
On the website we have documented some of the engagements between artists, academics, activists and participants in the event and beyond. Some of these include media materials and image galleries and short videos, showcasing some of the installations.
Giota Alevizou, the lead author in this unit, also has created a dedicated album on Flickr, with downloadable photos, licensed under Creative Commons.
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Using art and creative methods to interrogate identity, citizenship and migration
A programme at the Tate Modern, titled Who Are We?, brought together academics, artists and activists to explore migration, citizenship, identity and belonging. The programme was collaboratively curated by a consortium comprising The Open University, Loughborough University, University of Warwick and Counterpoints Arts, an arts organization ...
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The Who Are We? project
How artists and academics can work together to develop new avenues for exchange and influence
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From Conversations on co-production to participants’ engagements
Introducing the participatants in the projects, and exploring their ideas and motivations
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The ethics and politics of the migration and refugee crisis
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