Our work so far: recap and review This text is to give an entire overview of work in our classes, Art and Society Designing Research and Experimental Ethnography Lab. These classes took place over the course of 20 weeks from September – February. This text includes individual sections of highlights along with a brief description … Continue reading
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Assignment 3
Summary by Adam Rakestraw To build off the prior assignments, the gift we are hypothetically giving to Renée Steenbergen’s is reflected in her own quote ”If we want to develop a culture of giving for art in this country, we first need to develop a culture of asking.” It is in this notion of changing … Continue reading
Assignment 2
By Morgane Bodin Examine the role of any social vector (race, class, gender, etc.) in your project. If race or gender are social constructs, how exactly are they constructed in the everyday world of your project? The ideas and persuasive language used in correspondence to promote cultures of philanthropy among specific social groups During our … Continue reading
Meeting Mathilde Smit (II)
Summary by Adam Rakestraw Enter Mathilde Smit: In the interview with Mathilde Smit the first questions we had for her was understanding her background. We wanted to gather context for her past to better understand her future. Mathilde’s background was studying at Utrecht University in language and culture studies and international relations. After graduating she … Continue reading
Assignment 1
After World War II the Netherlands was a welfare state. This meant that a lot of things related to arts and culture were being subsidized. During this periode a lot of great works of art have been produced, but not everyone was a fan of this way of governing. The criticism towards this policy was … Continue reading
Foam’s Mathilde Smit
By Karel de Leeuw On December 13 our research group had a meeting in the cafe of Foam, the photography museum in Amsterdam. Renée Steenbergen was there to introduce us to Mathilde Smit. Her title at Foam, Development & Membership, explains a little bit of what she is doing, but it would be more fair … Continue reading
Meeting with Arjen de Wit (II): Considering Methodology, Crowding-Out Effect and Q&A Interview.
Summary by Adam Rakestraw Arjen de Wit is a researcher, data manager and Ph.D Candidate at the Center for Philanthropic Studies at Vrije Universitieit in Amsterdam. His PhD project focuses on quantitative research in answering, “How and when does government support affect charitable giving?” In researching the role of government subsidies in donating money he … Continue reading
