In the Eye of the Beholder? Minority Representation and the Politics of Culture

Abstract

The debate(s) on the relationship between art, activism and academia is as old as knowledge-production itself. In keeping with this volume’s focus on reflexivity and representation, this contribution asks what role filmmakers, curators and artists play as knowledge producers and as knowledge-brokers when working on politicized issues such migration and/or ethnicity. This chapter looks at three European experiences that sit on the seam of curatorial practice, testimony and activism and address the (visual) narratives of minority groups. Exploring the emergence of these initiatives and drawing upon interviews with the curators and artists behind them, this chapter takes stock of ongoing debates on the complex relationship between political and artistic representation on minority groups. Adopting Mitchell’s (1995) approach to representation that sees it as always being ‘of someone, by someone, to someone’, particular attention is given to the implications of what kind of stories are told, for whom they are told, and of who does the storytelling.

Developing Resilience to Disinformation: A Game-Based Method for Future Communicators

“…Understanding that interpretation lays in the eye of the beholder [33], students were invited to identify media frames and comment upon the issues that lead them match the texts produced for Gamification 1 and Gamification 2 with the roles of media producers, mentioned in the cards. The roles and the cards are presented in Figure 2 The cards were available to students throughout the game, facilitating a deeper u derstanding of the meaning of each role.…”