Date(s): Wednesday, October 7
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Explore the counter-cultural art of slowing down and nurturing your imagination. Join artist and UFV professor Aimée Henry Brown for a virtual discussion of Jenny Odell’s book ‘How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy.”
Please ensure you meet the following criteria before pre-registering for this virtual event:
- an email address
- a computer or phone
- an internet connection
- aged 16+
*There is limited space for a maximum of 15 people.
We encourage you to read the chapters in advance of the meeting dates. Participants are responsible for sourcing a copy of the book in advance of the discussion.
October 7: Introduction & Chapter 1, “The Case for Nothing.” Register here: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=iqqthmdab&oeidk=a07eh9uf976c6a1729d
Upcoming:
- October 21: The Impossibility of Retreat.
- November 4: Anatomy of Refusal.
- November 18: Exercises in Attention.
- December 2: Ecology of Strangers.
- December 16: Restoring the Grounds for Thought + Manifest Dismantling.
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Date(s): Wednesday, October 7Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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