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Object Orientation: Initiating Interdisciplinary Conversation from an Object – Jenny Chan

In the workshop “Frogs and Clowns: An Object Orientation of Protest Today”, Anneke Jansen (Theatre Programming, SPOT Groningen) and Iris van der Tuin (Utrecht University) introduced ‘object orientation’ as a collaborative method that initiates interdisciplinary conversations. By using an object as a starting point, researchers collectively reflect on what kinds of perspectives arise from their…

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The Event of Redness – Nikita Chistov

  What is a clown nose? Is it a nose or, rather, something that conceals your nose? Does this concealment make you a clown? My second coffee of the day has just kicked in, and I am ready to “unpack” the small spongy sphere in front of me. Soon enough, I am reminded of Dumit’s…

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“Analysing Silliness” – Thorn Austin

What do you think of when I mention a frog? A slimy green creature? A silly-looking jumping creature? A cute little dude on a leaf? Unless frogs are particularly scary to you, the idea of someone in an inflatable frog costume would probably be a mood-lifting sight, a welcome bit of silliness added to your…

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[TiM Recap] “Frogs and Clowns: An Object Orientation of Protest Today” — Anneke Jansen (SPOT Groningen) and Iris van der Tuin (Utrecht University)

by Ani Encheva “The multiple dimensions that make up objects also make up ourselves, as well as our categories. Telling the stories of an object therefore begins unpacking our own clichés, our certainties, our affects.” – Joseph Dumit (2014, 349) In encountering the inflatable frogs and clowning artefacts that populate contemporary protest, we are invited…

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Title and speakers to be announced

More information will be available closer to the date of the session. This session is part of the Transmission in Motion seminar (2025-2026): “Navigating Entanglements.” To stay updated with more seminar sessions, please subscribe to our newsletter.

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“On Institutionalizing Differently” – Anne Breure (Artistic Director Theater Utrecht) in dialogue with Liesbeth Groot Nibbelink (Utrecht University) and Maaike Bleeker (Utrecht University)

Operating at the intersection of creative practice, cultural management, and politics, Anne Breure has many years of experience in navigating institutional entanglements. A critical thinker, passionate speaker, and decisive cultural leader, she has questioned and challenged conventional structures within the arts sector and initiated new cultural policies. As an enthusiastic speaker, she is a much

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