Culture-Led Placemaking in Johannesburg: Practitioner Perspectives

How can culture be best mobilised in neighbourhood development in Johannesburg? A colloquium exploring the importance of a community of practice.

participatory governance, socially engaged practise, cultural democracyZayd MintyOctober 30, 2019cultural diversity, urban, culture, cultural space, neighbourhood, cultural justice, cultural leadership, cultural mapping, culture-led placemakingComment

Integration and Urban Innovation

A festival to foster creative, collaborative, problem solving, for a more integrated and just Cape Town.

socially engaged practise, participatory governanceZayd MintyAugust 9, 2018cultural space, culture, city, urban, research, cape town, innovation, social justice, interculturalComment

Liberating Memories: Remembering the 80's

What can we learn from the archives of the 1980's, a time of political and cultural resistance globally? We look at the period and a project that commemorated its importance.

socially engaged practiseZayd MintyFebruary 8, 2018cape town, social justice, south africa, global south, art, apartheid, culture, cultural development, politics, community arts, cultural democracyComment

BLAC to the Future

Looking at the discourse building, culture initiative, BLAC, and its projects to further dialogue, publishing and advocacy in a divided Cape Town (1998-2003). How have things shifted since?

socially engaged practiseZayd MintyFebruary 1, 2018arts, art, apartheid, culture, race, transformation, global south, cape town, south africa, social justiceComment

Culture and Transformation in Cape Town

An introduction to a series of articles looking at the role of culture in the urban and social transformation of cities. Focussing on Cape Town: a reflection from the personal perspective of a cultural activist.

cultural policy, socially engaged practiseZayd MintyJanuary 11, 2018arts, culture, apartheid, race, cultural policy, cape town, transformation, social justice Comments

Culture and Socially Engaged Practices in Yogja

Yogja's dense cultural ecosystem supports a myriad of collectives and projects engaging in innovative, socially engaged practices.

participatory governance, socially engaged practiseZayd MintySeptember 20, 2017yogyakarta, Indonesia, social justice, global south, art, culture, cultural development, cultural leadership, collectives, city, urban, archives, heritage, South east asia, sustainability

Yogyakarta: A City on the Edge

Introducing Yogja as a city of culture and education: challenged economically and environmentally, but with a dense ecosystem of cutting edge arts practice.

socially engaged practiseZayd MintySeptember 13, 2017Indonesia, Yogyakarta, arts, culture, sustainability, city, urban, heritage, South east asia, global south, arts spaces, cultural policy, cultural centersComment

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