The Assemblage of Worthless Scraps into Compositions
How does an artist engage with the uneasy churning of materiality, visuality, culture, and finance? Salvaging scraps from its excesses and reassembling them is one way….
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How does an artist engage with the uneasy churning of materiality, visuality, culture, and finance? Salvaging scraps from its excesses and reassembling them is one way….
At arms fairs, many companies give away complimentary gifts – stress balls in the shape of bombs and grenades, rubber tanks, condoms, and sweets with slogans. What might these objects tell us about the way weapons are regarded in the arms industry?
Cian O’Driscoll is interviewed in relation to his ISRF Mid-Career Fellowship. He talks about his research on the just war tradition, as well as interdisciplinarity and the theme of violence.
Jonathan Saha is interviewed in relation to his ISRF Mid-Career Fellowship. He talks about his research on the concept of accumulation as it relates to Empire, as well as the current state of the social sciences.
Beth Epstein is interviewed in relation to her ISRF Mid-Career Fellowship. She talks about her research on the ways that notions of diversity are articulated in French urban areas, as well as the role of the social scientist.
Mark Whitehead is interviewed in relation to his ISRF Mid-Career Fellowship. He talks about his research on neuroliberalism, as well as the state of the social sciences today and his own professional career.
Tony Lawson, Julie Nelson and Ha-Joon Chang discuss Economics & Social Ontology, Feminist Economics, and Economic Development.
Sheila Dow, Geoff Harcourt and Charles Goodhart discuss Pluralism in Economics, Keynesian Theory, and Economic Policy.
ISRF Editorial Assistant Dr Rachael Kiddey spoke with ISRF Fellows past and present, to discuss their research and their time as ISRF Fellows.
In the London office of the Independent Social Research Foundation, Rachael Kiddey spoke with Professor Olivier Favereau.
