Memorials and Reconciliation in Cape Town

Can working with memory and memorialisation further reconciliation? An examination of projects in Cape Town.

post-colonialism, public artZayd MintyMay 3, 2018city, urban, cape town, culture, memorial, monument, public art, public space

A Bandung Heritage: the Afro-Asia Conference 1955

The Afro-Asia Conference, held in Bandung in 1955, was a landmark event for rethinking the global south: its heritage is worth remembering and reflecting on.

post-colonialismZayd MintyOctober 12, 2017bandung, global south, indonesia, culture, bandung conference, bandung declaration, afro-asia conference, creativity, urban, city, heritage, politics, non-aligned movement, creative cityComment

Bersama Sama: Togetherness as a strategy for sustainable cultural change in Indonesia

Collectivization, as a strategy to address sustainability through culture, is rooted in Indonesia's complex history.

participatory governance, post-colonialismZayd MintySeptember 7, 2017Indonesia, culture, art, city, urban, South east asia, global south, creativity, colonialism, sustainabilityComment

UCLG's Culture Summit '17

A report on the second UCLG Summit for Culture which took place on Jeju Island in South Korea in May 2017

post-colonialism, cultural policyZayd MintyAugust 28, 2017city, culture, sustainability, cultural policy, uclg, Jeju, South Korea, conference, urban

Cebu: A City of Culture

Cebu is a culturally rich and complex city. Its heritage a valuable resource for social change.

post-colonialismZayd MintyMarch 29, 2017cebu, culture, heritage, creative city, cultural development, city, social justice Comment

the path of this blog...

Explaining the objective of the blog and an introduction to the series on SE Asia.

cultural policy, post-colonialismZayd MintyMarch 10, 2017culture, cities, creativity, innovation, global south, urban, social justice, zayd minty

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