It’s that time when everyone weighs in on what they think the next year will have in store for us. The creative agency world is certainly no different, but its trends might be more difficult to predict. Luckily, people at agencies around the globe with their collective fingers on the pulse of creativity have let…
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MSNBC, NPR, Vox Media and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution are all aiming to capitalize on interest in the criminal cases against President Donald J. Trump with the shows.
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Leia Tomadas lamentam a longa duração da bateria do iPhone 15 Plus em novo comercial da Apple na íntegra no B9.
When it comes to marketing success, it’s all about the right team–and this seems to be consistently looked over. It’s not hard to see why: Prioritizing experience over cultural fit can be tempting. Trust me, I get it. Who wouldn’t want to hire someone who has been in the game for years? Here’s the problem:…
Some of the most devious tactics deployed by settler colonialism consists in alienating local communities from their histories, land and traditions.
Jumana Manna, Foragers, 2022
FORAGERS / ???? ??????? / Trailer from jumana manna on Vimeo
Jumana Manna‘s film Foragers (which i saw recently at the Fondazione Rebaudengo in Turin) weaves together fiction, documentary and archival footage to expose how Israel is using environmental laws to further enforce its politics of dispossession.
Shot in the Golan Heights, the Galilee and Jerusalem, Foragers follows Arabs who wander fields searching for fresh za’atar and ‘aakoub, two edible wild plants that play an important role in Palestinian culinary, medicinal and cultural traditions. ‘akkoub (gundelia or tumble thistle) is a relative of sunflower and tastes a bit like artichoke. za’atar is a wild thyme that grows primarily on the hills of the Eastern Mediterranean.
Unfortunately, the Israeli Nature and Parks Authority has classified za’atar and ‘akkoub as “endangered” and criminalised the foraging for these basic staples of Arab cuisine. Any Palestinian caught by the nature patrollers gathering the wild plants risks heavy fines, trials and prison sentences.
The restrictions Israeli authorities impose under the guise of conservation efforts may have some scientific basis. The response, however, is only punitive… unless you are Israeli. In the film, a plantation manager explains how he grows ‘aakoub that he then sells to Palestinians. Cultivating ‘akkoub requires the sort of intensive resources that only larger farms or kibbutz communities have. The man also reveals that one of the main reasons why ‘aakoub and za’atar are banned is “because Arabs like them very much.”
Jumana Manna, Foragers (film still), 2022
Jumana Manna, Foragers (film still), 2022
Jumana Manna, Foragers (film still), 2022
And indeed, the legislation that protects the plants is seen as an ecological excuse for more persecution. In the film, Palestinians explain that if you cut the plant instead of pulling it with its roots, it will grow again. They have done just that for generations and that is how they have always kept za’atar and ‘akkoub on their land.
The top-down violence of the environmental laws participate in the establishment of an Israeli nationalised landscape that expands at the expense of Palestinian land.
The conservation laws also constitute a case of what environmental historian Guillaume Blanc calls green colonialism. In Palestine and elsewhere in the world, the appropriation of nature in the name of environmental conservation often masks colonialist agendas as well as the arrogance of the Westerners who not only exclude local populations from decision-making but also believe that their scientific expertise trumps the knowledge of the people who have taken care of a land for generations.
Since the early 20th century, Israeli agricultural policies have drastically reduced Palestine’s crop production, by partitioning fertile land, by making it increasingly difficult to access agricultural soil, by monopolising water resources, by introducing non-native species that wreak havoc on soil and natural resources or by illegally confiscating land. In this context of ecological and economic precarity, foraging becomes also a means of survival, of achieving food sovereignty under occupation.
Jumana Manna, Foragers (film still), 2022
Jumana Manna, Foragers (film still), 2022
Foragers raises awareness about how conservation is being used to greenwash occupation but it is also a film about resilience. Following za’atar and ‘aakoub from the wild to the kitchen and to courtroom prosecutions, the work captures the delight of walking in the mountains and hills in springtime, of being able to recognise the plants and cooking them, of defending the right to one’s connection with the land and what grows on it. There’s some tragicomedy in the film as well, especially when it shows the petty fervour with which Israel hunts down those who forage on expropriated land that historically belongs to them, or the “green patrollers” running behind elderly Palestinians who carry a plastic bag filled with wild herbs.
Jumana Manna, Foragers (film still), 2022
Jumana Manna, Foragers (film still), 2022
Jumana Manna, Foragers (film still), 2022
Previously: Foto/Industria. The political, technological and cultural dimensions of food, Nation Estate, a “vertical solution to Palestinian statehood”, The Funambulist: Forest Struggles, Book review: Forensic Architecture. Violence at the Threshold of Detectability, The Funambulist Nº10: Architecture & Colonialism, etc.
Some of the most devious tactics deployed by settler colonialism consists in alienating local communities from their histories, land and traditions.
Jumana Manna, Foragers, 2022
FORAGERS / ???? ??????? / Trailer from jumana manna on Vimeo
Jumana Manna‘s film Foragers (which i saw recently at the Fondazione Rebaudengo in Turin) weaves together fiction, documentary and archival footage to expose how Israel is using environmental laws to further enforce its politics of dispossession.
Shot in the Golan Heights, the Galilee and Jerusalem, Foragers follows Arabs who wander fields searching for fresh za’atar and ‘aakoub, two edible wild plants that play an important role in Palestinian culinary, medicinal and cultural traditions. ‘akkoub (gundelia or tumble thistle) is a relative of sunflower and tastes a bit like artichoke. za’atar is a wild thyme that grows primarily on the hills of the Eastern Mediterranean.
Unfortunately, the Israeli Nature and Parks Authority has classified za’atar and ‘akkoub as “endangered” and criminalised the foraging for these basic staples of Arab cuisine. Any Palestinian caught by the nature patrollers gathering the wild plants risks heavy fines, trials and prison sentences.
The restrictions Israeli authorities impose under the guise of conservation efforts may have some scientific basis. The response, however, is only punitive… unless you are Israeli. In the film, a plantation manager explains how he grows ‘aakoub that he then sells to Palestinians. Cultivating ‘akkoub requires the sort of intensive resources that only larger farms or kibbutz communities have. The man also reveals that one of the main reasons why ‘aakoub and za’atar are banned is “because Arabs like them very much.”
Jumana Manna, Foragers (film still), 2022
Jumana Manna, Foragers (film still), 2022
Jumana Manna, Foragers (film still), 2022
And indeed, the legislation that protects the plants is seen as an ecological excuse for more persecution. In the film, Palestinians explain that if you cut the plant instead of pulling it with its roots, it will grow again. They have done just that for generations and that is how they have always kept za’atar and ‘akkoub on their land.
The top-down violence of the environmental laws participate in the establishment of an Israeli nationalised landscape that expands at the expense of Palestinian land.
The conservation laws also constitute a case of what environmental historian Guillaume Blanc calls green colonialism. In Palestine and elsewhere in the world, the appropriation of nature in the name of environmental conservation often masks colonialist agendas as well as the arrogance of the Westerners who not only exclude local populations from decision-making but also believe that their scientific expertise trumps the knowledge of the people who have taken care of a land for generations.
Since the early 20th century, Israeli agricultural policies have drastically reduced Palestine’s crop production, by partitioning fertile land, by making it increasingly difficult to access agricultural soil, by monopolising water resources, by introducing non-native species that wreak havoc on soil and natural resources or by illegally confiscating land. In this context of ecological and economic precarity, foraging becomes also a means of survival, of achieving food sovereignty under occupation.
Jumana Manna, Foragers (film still), 2022
Jumana Manna, Foragers (film still), 2022
Foragers raises awareness about how conservation is being used to greenwash occupation but it is also a film about resilience. Following za’atar and ‘aakoub from the wild to the kitchen and to courtroom prosecutions, the work captures the delight of walking in the mountains and hills in springtime, of being able to recognise the plants and cooking them, of defending the right to one’s connection with the land and what grows on it. There’s some tragicomedy in the film as well, especially when it shows the petty fervour with which Israel hunts down those who forage on expropriated land that historically belongs to them, or the “green patrollers” running behind elderly Palestinians who carry a plastic bag filled with wild herbs.
Jumana Manna, Foragers (film still), 2022
Jumana Manna, Foragers (film still), 2022
Jumana Manna, Foragers (film still), 2022
Previously: Foto/Industria. The political, technological and cultural dimensions of food, Nation Estate, a “vertical solution to Palestinian statehood”, The Funambulist: Forest Struggles, Book review: Forensic Architecture. Violence at the Threshold of Detectability, The Funambulist Nº10: Architecture & Colonialism, etc.
(TrendHunter.com) These art and design for 2024 showcase innovative approaches to graphic design, architecture, sustainable living and more.
Heinz’s ‘Label of Truth’ campaign is a notable example…
Millions of articles from The New York Times were used to train chatbots that now compete with it, the lawsuit said.
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This year was officially the hottest ever recorded, thanks to humans’ industrial-era obsession with burning fossil fuels. And despite a weak, loophole-riddled agreement to transition away from those climate-warming fuels at the United Nations’ recent climate summit, the world is on track to see much more warming in the years to come. Meanwhile, despite a…
Forget about ho-hum matchups like peanut butter and jelly–today’s brand collaborations are far more exciting, surprising and occasionally downright weird. As digital transformation and the rise of conscious consumerism have created a more interconnected and interdependent global market, collaborations allow brands to pool resources and expertise to stay ahead of fierce competition. The good news?…
Whether it was the Barbie movie, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, Beyonce’s glittering Renaissance roadshow or girl math, pink-hued “girly” vibes have dominated pop culture over the last 12 months. So much so that 2023 has been christened ‘The Year of the Girl.’ But was it really? Women’s equality and rights are going backward in many…
Whether it was the Barbie movie, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, Beyonce’s glittering Renaissance roadshow or girl math, pink-hued “girly” vibes have dominated pop culture over the last 12 months. So much so that 2023 has been christened ‘The Year of the Girl.’ But was it really? Women’s equality and rights are going backward in many…
Whether it was the Barbie movie, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, Beyonce’s glittering Renaissance roadshow or girl math, pink-hued “girly” vibes have dominated pop culture over the last 12 months. So much so that 2023 has been christened ‘The Year of the Girl.’ But was it really? Women’s equality and rights are going backward in many…
This is the time of year that everyone weighs in on what they think the next year will have in store for us. Unsurprisingly, artificial intelligence is on everyone’s minds. Some see AI as a source of good while recognizing it has its downsides as the technology advances. Agency leaders around the globe have their…
Deadheads, ballerinas and Mick Jagger: As 2023 winds down, revisit a memorable handful of the thousands of images commissioned by our photo editors that capture the year in culture.
With macroeconomic conditions affecting advertising and Hollywood strikes affecting content, 2023 was a year of lessons for the TV and streaming industry. So, as part of Adweek’s year-in-review TV coverage, we asked 28 TV executives and insiders to explain the most important thing they learned this year. From focusing on flexibility as the industry shifts…
With macroeconomic conditions affecting advertising and Hollywood strikes affecting content, 2023 was a year of lessons for the TV and streaming industry. So, as part of Adweek’s year-in-review TV coverage, we asked 28 TV executives and insiders to explain the most important thing they learned this year. From focusing on flexibility as the industry shifts…
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