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Chromatic : ten meditations on crisis in art & letters /

A collection of essays and illustrations as diverse as the subject of crisis itself. Imagined and brought to life by leading UBC scholars in collaboration with local artists, Chromatic asks what it means to be in crisis and grapples with the personal and societal impacts of crisis during a time of u...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Abolmaesumi, Purang (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Vancouver, B.C. : Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, [2021]
Subjects:
Canadian essays.
Art, Canadian.
Crises.
Social problems.
Social Problems
Crises (Sciences sociales)
Problèmes sociaux.
social issues.
Essay
essays.
works of art.
Art.
Essays.
Essais.
Å’uvres d'art.
Table of Contents:
  • Trypophobia / Lara Boyd ; art by April dela Noche Milne
  • Thoughts on food and connection in and after crisis / Jennifer Black ; art by Lay Hoon Ho
  • Toward a collective will to democratize care / Purang Abolmaesumi ; art by Sandeep Johal
  • Epi[on] demos[people] / Steven Reynolds ; art by Jess Stanley
  • The Fukushima nuclear crisis / M.V. Ramana ; art by Ulrike Zöllner
  • The crisis of permanent war / Y-Dang Troeung ; art by Ulrike Zöllner
  • From conflict to peace : making a society more whole / Hoi Kong ; art by April dela Noche Milne
  • The legacy of racism and sexism in science / Sheila Teves ; art by Andrea Alcaraz
  • How to create a Harvard in your country / Michelle Stack ; art by April dela Noche Milne
  • The dangerous work / Carrie Jenkins ; art by Carrie Jenkins.