The Arts Bunker

The Arts Bunker aims to publish art & essays to show the importance of the cultural sector and the humanities for understanding contemporary culture & politics.

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Come check out our Talkshow!

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Mark your calendars! 📅 On Saturday, 17 September 2022, we will once again open our doors to everyone who wants to get acquainted with and experience the world of the Arts and Humanities at the @univgroningen!
See a sneak peek of the festival programme 👇
https://t.co/HshBy4hDjZ

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We're proud to present our Roundtable 'Talkshow' "Pandemonium: Making Sense Through Art" in collaboration with @FacultyofArtsUG Arts Festival!

Join online or in person!!

https://t.co/w0yst27xOy

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We have an exciting announcement soon...

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Check out the latest episode of our editor @hanne_nijt's podcast The Paranoid Podcaster. Also available at https://t.co/RvPFjOSijn
#podcast #podcaststudies #podacademia

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In this piece Fleur traces how Stranger Things creates awareness for the continuous class exploitation since the 1980s through the symbolism, its historical setting, and the idea of a 'winner-takes-all' politics.

Read it here: https://t.co/i0ydhHZTl5

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Today we want to highlight research master student from Arts, Media and Literary Studies @fleurrenkema's piece "Class Exploitation in Stranger Things: The Continuity of the Reagan and Trump Administration."

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For Martin, this video essay is an attempt to begin the conversation about how we might cultivate a desire for a new type of future in the face of climate change and environmental destruction.

Check it out at https://t.co/xoAUDlkrLE

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The next piece we want to highlight is artist and editor Martin Esseman's video essay titled "Li Ziqi and Chinese Rural Utopia."

So... take your break, and let Martin's pleasant voice and smooth video editing skills learn you something new in less than 15 minutes.

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In this paper she explores how sometimes 'tronies,' supposedly anonymous photographs, sometimes become symbols for something larger than the sitter, and it also features some of her own pictures!
Read it at: https://t.co/xoAUDlkrLE

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The second paper we highlight is from photographer and editor @NathalieSchram! Her article is titled: "The person behind the face: The balance between Walter Benjamin’s exhibition value and cult value within two different forms of portraiture; photography and the tronie."

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In this paper, Manar explores how Raoul Peck's latest documentary uses techniques of collage, silences, and the work of James Baldwin to confront American history and white supremacy.

Check it out in the culture & commentary section!
https://t.co/xoAUDlkrLE

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The first paper we highlight is from our own editor, Manar Ellethy, PhD candidate for @RIASMiddelburg & @LeidenHum (@NasaStudies).

Her paper is titled "Silences, History, and The Fire Next Time: A Reading of Raoul Peck’s 'Exterminate All The Brutes"

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Things are happening at https://t.co/Rf8XxuVEKK!
In the next few days we will highlight some of our recently published pieces that we are very proud of.

Keep an eye on this account for more!

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Starting today, this is the The Arts Bunker Twitter account! We'll keep you posted on our wonderful new contributions, updates about the website & new calls for contributions.