Description
Referencing French philosopher Jacques Rancière’s seminal text Nights of Labour which examines 19th century factory workers’ poetry, letters, newspapers and journals, artist Stella Rooney led a reading and discussion workshop to consider historical and contemporary working-class cultural expression.Channelling Harun Farocki’s film Georg K. Glaser – Writer and Smith (1988) featured in the exhibition Harun Farocki: Consider Labour at Cooper Gallery, the workshop brings centre stage the precarious nature of labour implicit in the gig economy and the resurgence of mass strikes across Britain today.
| Period | 23 Feb 2023 |
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| Degree of Recognition | Regional |
Related content
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Activity
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Harun Farocki Film Screening Programme
Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - festival/exhibition
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Some Women Other Women and all the Bittermen | Screening & Discussion
Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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Let’s Consider Labour Screening and Panel Discussion
Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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Labour in a Single Shot Dundee | Screening
Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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Harun Farocki: Consider Labour
Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - festival/exhibition
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She Works Hard for the Money
Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - festival/exhibition
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Labour in a Single Shot | Video making workshop
Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar
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Research Outputs
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Harun Farocki: Consider Labour, Exhibition, Cooper Gallery, Dundee
Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition