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Künstlerische Interventionen - Exhibition (Opening: 5th Dec 2013; Exhibition: 6th - 20th Dec 2013 Schloss Mirabell - Wolf-Dietrich-Halle, Salzburg)

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Künstlerische Interventionen - Ausstellung
Eröffnung: 5. Dezember 2013, 19:00, Schloss Mirabell, Pegasussaal, Mirabellplatz 4, 5020 Salzburg
Ausstellung: 6.12.2013 – 20.12.2013 in der Wolf-Dietrich-Halle, Schloss Mirabell

Die Ausstellung „Künstlerische Interventionen“ präsentiert Arbeiten von Studierenden und Jugendlichen, die im Rahmen zweier Workshops am Schwerpunkt Wissenschaft und Kunst, einer Kooperation zwischen Universität Salzburg und Mozarteum, entstanden sind, sowie die Dokumentation ihrer Entstehung. Die Workshops waren Teil der gleichnamigen öffentlichen Veranstaltungsreihe des Studienschwerpunkts „Cultural Production and Arts Management“.

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Art
Comics
Exhibit
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Art
Migration & border issues
Representation of women
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Candies and Whims Translation/Publication Project - Educational Discussions

Candies and Whims Translation/Publication Project shoots on translation and publication of anarchist/ feminist/ gender/ queer/ mental health and radical texts/ zines/ publications from English language into Filipino language with the aim of publicizing it and distributing it freely into the public or local community, through a language they can grasps, understand and feel connected with, giving them access over readings that cannot be found nor offered by the standard commercial educational system, promoting self-education towards liberation, resistance and freedom.

Type of project: 
E-Zine
Group/Network
Literature
Spoken word
Workshop
Zine
Topic: 
Education
Gender studies
Girls and young women
Global affairs & transnationalism
LGBT and queer issues
Networking & community building
Older woman
Parenting & motherhood
Peace
Political participation
Postcolonial theory & perspectives
Prisoner Support
Queer feminism
Race & ethnicity
Religion and beliefs
Representation of women
Reproductive rights
Riot Grrrl
Self-defense
Sex and sexualities
Sexual violence
Social Work
Women's Liberation Movement
Work and employment
Zine
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Candies and Whims Anarcha-Feminist Interview Project (Philippines)

Candies and Whims Interview Project is a collection of interviews of people from the Philippines about their experiences/insights/ideas about being a wimmin (by choice or as role-enforcement of the society), wimmin struggle/resistance and Anarcha-Feminism in the Philippines Context.

These includes wimmin, myn, queer and people with different gender preferences as correspondents.

Type of project: 
E-Zine
Group/Network
Literature
Zine
Topic: 
Education
Gender studies
Girls and young women
Ladyfest
Older woman
Parenting & motherhood
Queer feminism
Representation of women
Reproductive rights
Riot Grrrl
Sex and sexualities
Sexual violence
Social Work
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Künstlerische Interventionen // Artistic Interventions (Salzburg, Oct - Dec 2013)

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Künstlerische Interventionen // Artistic Interventions
Kollaborative und selbstorganisierte Praxen. Fokus: Antirassistische und feministische Perspektiven
Collaborative and self-organized practices. With a focus on anti-racist and feminist perspectives

A series of public events, symposia and workshops
Salzburg, October - December 2013

In this series of symposia and workshops, we will discuss the question of how artistic interventions can initiate social and political processes and open up new perspectives. Artistic projects will be presented and discussed, and ideas will be developed and presented as interventions in public space.

Type of project: 
Art
Comics
Conference
Event
Workshop
Topic: 
Activism
Art
Gender studies
Migration & border issues
Race & ethnicity
Representation of women
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Nökért.hu (Blog)

Location

Hungary

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Nökért.hu is a Hungarian feminist culture blog founded in 2009 with an emphasis on culture and women's literature (especially Gothic), stereotypes and representation of women, feminist theory and debate, herstory, Women's Liberation Movement, Gender studies, etc. It gets edited by two editors (Mihala Boglárka and Antoni Rita) - both with an university background - but publishes contributions by various authors.

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There is more to sexism than meets the eye (Live recording of a discussion round held on 20th May 2013, presented by Missy Magazine)

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Queer feminism
Race & ethnicity
Representation of women
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Click on the links below to find an audio recording of a discussion round held at the HAU - Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin on 20th May 2013 presented by Missy Magazine; with Angela McRobbie, Anne Wizorek, Sookee, Nana Adusei-Poku, Jasmin Mittag, and Sonja Eismann

Photo: Angela McRobbie, Nana Adusei-Poku und Anne Wizorek (v.l.n.r., Foto credit: Dorothee Leesing)

There is more to sexism than meets the eye - part 1
There is more to sexism than meets the eye - part 2

Interviewee: 
Angela McRobbie, Anne Wizorek, Sookee, Nana Adusei-Poku, Jasmin Mittag
Interviewer: 
Sonja Eismann
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Sexism
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Les nouvelles NEWS - l'autre genre d'info (Newsportal/E-Zine)

Location

Paris
France
48° 51' 23.8104" N, 2° 21' 7.9992" E

Info:
Les nouvelles NEWS is a news portal/web magazine which neither wants to be a feminist e-zine nor a traditional women's magazine but wants to improve the representation of women (and men) in media and to overcome the stereotypical differentiation in soft "women's issues" and hard-fact "men's issues". Emphasis on politics, society, culture, (international) news, representation, gender roles, stereotypes, sexism, equality etc.

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Mujeres & Cía (E-zine, Portal)

Location

Madrid
Spain
40° 25' 0.39" N, 3° 42' 13.644" W

Info:
Spanish daily updated news-website and online-portal which aims to give "visibility to women - entrepreneurs, managers, professionals, decision-makers - from a gender perspective." emphasis on women in business, culture, politics etc., new role models, news from a gender perspective, ecology/technology/science/health, economy, networking etc.

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Fem.fm (Podcast-Radio)

Location

Belarus

Info:
Belarusian/Russian podcast-radio started in spring 2012 by a group of women from Belarus and neighbouring countries to provide an alternative to mainstream Russian-speaking radio-program and to put an emphasis on women's issues, sexism, women's rights and equality, feminist struggles and activism in post-Soviet countries and worldwide, reproductive rights, gender roles, LGBTIQ, violence, sexuality, DIY, etc. Besides the podcasts Fem.fm also provides news and additional info as well as translated texts via its website.

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Miss Tilly (E-Zine)

Location

Berlin
Germany
52° 31' 9.0156" N, 13° 24' 21.9276" E

Info:
Miss Tilly was founded by the journalist Bärbel Kerber in 2006 who wanted to provide an alternative to commercial and mainstream women's magazines. So Miss Tilly is more an alternative women's magazine (than following an explicit feminist agenda) providing news and background info about culture, society, politics, questioning representations of women and stereotypes, discussing issues of equality and women's rights, portraying so called "strong women" and role models, etc.

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