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Sean Connelly: Expert Witness Geomancer Mystic

Weis Cinema, Bard College 30 Campus Rd, Annandale-on-Hudson

An ‘expert witness geomancer mystic’ unites the forensic, spatial, and mystical elements of a place, giving testimony to concealed histories while constructing profound truths. They go beyond interpreting land to co-create spaces that are independent, sacred, and ecologically aligned, protecting and restoring places as active sites of continuity and renewal. In this talk, Hawai'i artist […]

Amar Kanwar: The Scene of Crime

Amar Kanwar's films and multi-media works explore the politics of power, violence, and justice. His multi-layered installations originate in narratives often drawn from zones of conflict and are characterized by a unique poetic approach to the personal, social, and political. In this talk, Kanwar will present his learnings, doubts, and inadequacies in dealing with evidence […]

Brenna Bhandar – The Racial Politics of Pre-Emption: Property, Power and Deputization

Webinar

Land dispossession in settler colonies was rooted in the assertion of colonial sovereignty, which empowered settlers to re-territorialize Indigenous lands and create a regime of private ownership. This talk explores the land law doctrine of pre-emption, which was a key modality of Indigenous land dispossession in British Columbia and throughout North America. It examines the […]