In this guest post, Giovanna DI Mauro reflects in her use of political and conflict textiles as part of teaching a course on "Building Peace Through the Arts", and on her students' discussion about textiles and politics.
Teaching ‘International Relations’ with Conflict Textiles
‘International Relations’ is a broad term which encompasses a range of different issues (e.g. war and peace, climate change, security) which are approached from equally diverse perspectives. In this post, Lydia Cole explores a recent experience of teaching international politics to high school students using a range of conflict textiles.
Stitched Voices podcast – episode 1: “Space to Interpret”
This week, we are launching the first episode of Liv Williams' Stitched Voices podcast. Enjoy listening!
Arpillera memories
Read about the interweaving of life trajectories, arpilleras, political activism, Chilean democratisation, and academia in this insightful guest post by Lucy Taylor.