Uncategorized – GEO3131

Risky Creative Labour: A look at the work behind ‘Cross Centred Scribbles’

“Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) are embedded in risk; they need to be innovative, flexible, creative, ideas-driven and constantly changing” Banks et al. (2000:453) I’m looking at a card my friend designed as part of an MSE she runs with two friends called Cross Centred Scribbles (CSS): In a creative democracy where everyone has freeContinue reading “Risky Creative Labour: A look at the work behind ‘Cross Centred Scribbles’”

Standing for Freedom: Sensuous Activism

Friday the 6th of March, 8am. The opening of a stall, raising of banners and settling in of volunteers for Just Love – a Christian charity affiliated with International Justice Mission (IJM) to stop modern slavery – for a 24 hour literal ‘stand’ for freedom: For me, this is an example of Routledge’s (2011) paperContinue reading “Standing for Freedom: Sensuous Activism”

Creative Cathedral: Exeter as a place of creative Christian networks

Exeter Cathedral is a site of worship and wonder for any visitor to the city, its renaissance architecture representing centuries of Christendom dominating both city and skyline. But the building’s main function has now departed from a source of religious power to one as host of a Christian creative network which spans Exeter and beyond. Continue reading “Creative Cathedral: Exeter as a place of creative Christian networks”

Creative worship

Creativity and religion have always been closely linked; in fact, the first recording of the noun ‘creation’ in English is in the first chapter of Genesis – a creative God moulding creative people.[1] But whilst mass religion depends on set theologies, rules and customs, personal faith recognises the autonomy of the individual through a creativeContinue reading “Creative worship”

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”