Dispatches
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From Santiago Streets to Parliament Seats, Chile’s Student Revolution
December 16, 2013 -
After years of protests against an education system established by Pinochet’s military dictatorship, Chile has elected student activists to Congress and returned Michelle Bachelet to the presidential office. What’s next for the nation’s student movement? More -
Guantanamo Is Not an Exception: U.S. Prison Policy, from California to Cuba
December 16, 2013 -
In this podcast, artists Chitra Ganesh and Mariam Ghani, whose work explores subjects like the prison at Guantanamo Bay and the “war on terror,” speak with human rights lawyers Alexis Agathocleous and Ramzi Kassem about U.S. prison policy across the globe. More -
Glass Gaze: An Online Performance with Hacked Google Glass and Stoya
December 5, 2013 -
On December 11, 2013, Creative Time Reports and Rhizome will present Glass Gaze, a performance in which artist Molly Crabapple, wearing Google Glass, will draw Stoya, porn star and advocate for fair labor practices in the pornography industry, as she strikes a variety of poses. More -
Living in Fear: Gay and Persecuted in Uganda
December 3, 2013 -
Photographs capture sorrow, anger and glimpses of hope in Uganda, where pastors and politicians alike have inveighed against same-sex relations, leading many gays and lesbians to experience eviction, job loss, estrangement and assault. More -
Art in a Time of Civic Failure:
Anna Deavere Smith and Tom HealyNovember 20, 2013 -
What happens when words fail us? In a wide-ranging conversation exploring the relationship between language, identity and politics, renowned actress/playwright Anna Deavere Smith and poet Tom Healy consider the civic role of art. More