| WEEK | TALK/SEMINAR/LECTURE | CREATIVE WORKSHOPS | SCREENINGS AND TALKS | TASKS AND DESIGN CHALLENGES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 9th January | Introduction to the Creative Activism Class Introductory talk giving an overview of the class, the role of media creators in bringing issues into focus, how it will work, the aims of the project and how we are going to share our knowledge | Workshop 1 Finding Inspiration and Issues: What do you care about? Workshop 2 Using the web to find your network? Week One Workshops | Starsuckers (2009) Guest Podcast on Small Acts of Resistance by John Jackson Charles Tsai discussing Social Entrepreneurship | Challenge 1 (1 week) Creative Activism Image Task: Provoking with Visual Language Challenge 2 (Ongoing 10 weeks) Participating in the #creativact community and using your blog to show your development, analysis and reflection on class content and other observations. You also need to feedback on other participants work on the various sites where the work is posted Challenge Two Info Optional Task Week One Additional Task |
| 2 16th January | Media, Advertising and Power Looking at media and advertising and its impact and effects | Workshop 1 Creative Activism Case Study Research Task: Analysing Case Studies Week 2 Case Study Workshop: Playboy Workshop 2 Feedback and discussion on Challenge 1 | Century of the Self - Part 1- Happiness Machines (2002) Watch it online here Guest Podcast- Get your Facts Straight and Do the Work for them by John Mair | Challenge 3 (1 week) Case Study Group Task Optional Task Week Two Additional Task |
| 3 23rd January | Provocative Media: Exploring Culture Jamming, Subvertising and Aesthetic Resistance Looking at some of the tactics employed by cultural activists | Workshop 1 Remix: Juxtaposition, Allegory and Metaphor Workshop 2 Group Presentations: Feedback and discussion from Challenge 3 Week Three Workshop | The Yes Men (2003) The Yes Men Fix the World Joey Skaggs discussing the Art of the Prank and Culture Jamming | Challenge 4 (1 Week) Culture Jamming, Remix and Subversion Task Optional Task Week Three Additional Task |
| 4 30th January | Exploring Documentary Activism Looking at how filmmakers have addressed issues and raised awareness of campaigns through documentary film | Workshop 1 Creative Methodologies: The Importance of Empathy and Introduction to Challenge 5 Workshop 2 Feedback on Challenge 4 Remix Task Week 4 Workshop | 'Newspeak' with Q and A with the Filmmaker Ken Fero Watch Newspeak and Listen to the class discussion with Ken Fero Sam Gregory Podcast discussing Video Advocacy Work at Witness | Challenge 5 (2 week) Documentary Task: Empathy/Positive Impact Challenge Optional Task Week 4 Optional Task |
| 5 6th February | Agitpop - Protest and Activism in Music by Chris Jury Looking at some of the history, role and effect of popular music on social change | Workshop 1 Progress Reports on Challenge 5 Documentary Task Workshop 2 Blog Stop- checking some of the work you have been doing for Challenge 2 | Food Inc. (2008) Emily James on documentary 'Just Do It' - exploring the world of climate activists | Continue with your work on Challenge 5 Documentary Task: Empathy/Positive Impact Challenge Optional Task Week 5 Additional Task |
| 6 13th February | Comedy Satire and Change- Guest Lecture with James Cook, Comedian Exploring the role of humour in Social Change and Public Debate | Workshop 1 Using humour in your work. Comedy Satire and Change- Guest Lecture with James Cook, Comedian | Mark Thomas. Seriously Organised Criminal | Catch up week. Catch up with any of the challenges you've missed and if you are keeping up check out some of the additional tasks. |
| 7 20th February | Digital Thinking: Memes, Viruses and Transmedia Creativity Looking and thinking through memes, viral media and transmedia storytelling as a way to work with messages | Workshop 1 Designing a Fake News Story or Advert Workshop 2 Challenge 5 Feedback Vimeo Task | Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles Matt Mason Discussing Creative Disruption, Piracy, Transmedia and Emerging Ecosystems | Challenge 6 (3 weeks) Creating a real impact task |
| 8 27th February | DAY OF ACTION As a class we will work on a campaign related to the work we have been doing. | Workshop 1 Day of Action Workshop 2 Feedback on Creative Work produced in the module | Tessa Houghton Guest Lecture on Hacktivism and Blackouts | Continue with challenge 6 (3 weeks) Creating a real impact task |
| 9 5th March | Ambient Activism: Psychogeography and the Derive Looking at how artists and collectives have used ambient disruption in their work | Workshop 1 Flash Mob Task Challenge 7: Designing a mass intervention/creating a scene/spectacle Flash Mob Task Workshop 2 Challenge 6 Discussion and Feedback | Catch up with the Creative Activism Class Talks and Podcasts Creative Activism in iTunes U Creative Activism on Podbean | Challenge 7 Flash Mob Intervention Day |
| 10 12th March | Bringing all of your work together How you need to bring all of your work together for hand-in | Workshop 1 Bringing all of your work together | Kony 2012 Screening and Discussion | Challenge 8 Bring all of your work together for a presentation on your work |
| 11 19th March | Round up of class Where to take your practice into your future projects | Workshop 1 Class Feedback session Workshop 2 My media manifesto task | Personal Tutorials for Assignment Hand-in on 23rd March 2012 | Continue your work on Challenge 8 - Bringing all of your work together for presentation on the Creative Activism Class Magazine Project |
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