Law of the Journey
Taking a look back at Ai Weiwei’s exhibition at the Biennale of Sydney, 2018. The work is called, ‘Law of the Journey, 2017.’ It tackles Ai Weiwei’s ongoing critique of European nations denying basic human rights to refugees.
Category: Social Science in Action
Methodology for Running a Project
To explain the analysis planning that we’re doing at the moment, I’ll tell you about our broader methodology that we use for all our randomised control trials.
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Visual Ethnography of Lockdown
My team and I are working from home, but today, I was required to go into the office. I conducted a mini visual ethnography of my travels. Even though it’s early days of COVID-19 lockdown, there was a lot of positive observance of the Public Health Order, though signs and physical cues can be improved (‘change architecture’).
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Climate Action Protest
Yesterday, I joined 30,000 people in Sydney in protest for climate action. Over 100,000 people marched in other parts of the country.
Behavioural Science in Urban Planning
Here is an example of behavioural science in motion in Melbourne. To reinforce the desired behaviour (only cross when green, walk left), the physical environment provides clear cues.
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Roma
Roma is a beautiful film that covers issues of gender, race, class and violence in Mexico. Dedicated to, and based on, writer/ director Alfonso Cuarón’s childhood nanny and housekeeper “Libo” (Liboria Rodríguez), the film follows Cleo (the sublime Yalitza Aparicio), a young Mixtec woman employed by an affulent Mexican family. She has lived with them since the children’s birth, herself perhaps still in her 20s. She is beloved by the children, but is still treated like a servant.
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The Unemployed Philosophers Guild
Take a look at these gorgeous pins by The Unemployed Philosophers Guild. Continue reading The Unemployed Philosophers Guild
NAIDOC Week 2018
This past week Australia celebrated NAIDOC Week, a time to reflect on the culture, history and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This year’s theme was Because of Her We Can, putting the spotlight on Indigenous women’s central role in overlapping areas, from family, to community organisations, to social justice.
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Racist Propaganda in Inner West Sydney
This billboard meant to incite racism and division is featured in the Inner West of Sydney.
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Les Mason’s Social Issues Campaign
Aside from doing corporate work, Les Mason also managed social campaigns for the Salvation Army in the 1980s, such as this one, which raises awareness about poverty.
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