Reconceptualising Resistance

Project Summary Multiple and intersecting crises – climate collapse, rising authoritarianism, escalating social inequalities, wars, and pandemics – have renewed attention to the necessity, urgency, and meaning of resistance. Contemporary forms of resistance range from...

Circulatory Materials

Project Summary Circularity – re-using or re-generating wastes as resources – is sustainability’s holy grail. Yet materials seldom move in ways imagined by models of circularity. This project team will explore this gap – between what circularity is imagined to...

Mercy and Justice

Project Summary How is mercy enacted and what are its effects? Does it restore or undermine justice? Where does it stand in relation to law? Mercy is often assumed to have positive connotations as a value that inspires reconciliation, pardon, and the administration of...