Explore the countercultural art of slowing down and nurturing your imagination. Join artist and UFV professor Aimée Henny Brown for a virtual discussion of Jenny Odell’s book ‘How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy’.
These informal discussions will consider our current experience of being “isolated in-place” and will challenge and explore ideas of productivity, objects, and labour.
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.
To participate, you must have an email address, a computer or phone, and an Internet connection.
Free | Adults aged 16+ | Pre-registration required for this virtual event | Maximum 15 participants
October 7: Introduction and Chapter 1: “The Case for Nothing.” Register for the Oct 7 session here: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=iqqthmdab&oeidk=a07eh9uf976c6a1729d
October 21: Chapter 2: “The Impossibility of Retreat.” Register for the Oct 21 session here: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=iqqthmdab&oeidk=a07eh9z6q13e6a8171c
November 4: Chapter 3: “Anatomy of Refusal.” Register for the Nov 4 session here: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=iqqthmdab&oeidk=a07eh9z81oj2ec652b4
November 18: Chapter 4: “Exercises in Attention.” Register for the Nov 18 session here: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=iqqthmdab&oeidk=a07eh9z81rje0e38329
December 2: Chapter 5: “Ecology of Strangers.” Register for the Dec 2 session: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=iqqthmdab&oeidk=a07eh9z81tj6262d349
December 16: Chapter 6 and the Conclusion: “Restoring the Grounds for Thought + Manifest Dismantling.” Register for the Dec 16 session here: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=iqqthmdab&oeidk=a07eh9z81wg78a5caf4
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https://www.thereach.ca/virtual-book-club-how-to-do-nothing/
For more information, contact Aimée Henny Brown at aimee.brown@ufv.ca
10/07/2020