Detail of cover of "Arts Initiatives by Refugees for Refugees" by Lisa Gilman

Arts Initiatives by Refugees for Refugees

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In Arts Initiatives by Refugees for Refugees: Forced Displacement, Creativity, and Agency, folklorist Lisa Gilman challenges portrayals of refugees primarily as victims or populations to be managed. Drawing on research in the Dzaleka refugee camp in Malawi, among Syrians in Türkiye, and among Uyghurs in France, she introduces people actively shaping their lives and communities…

The Civic Imagination Project

The Civic Imagination Project

Civic Imagination, Creativity in Practice, ResourceLeave a comment

The Civic Imagination Project explores how people and communities can envision a better future, recognize themselves as civic participants, and connect across differences. Based at the University of Southern California, the project treats imagination not as an escape from present conditions, but as a necessary first step toward changing them. Through research, workshops, storytelling, toolkits,…