Notes on Utopia: An Exhibition 'Utopia, Visions of a New World' is the current exhibition in De Lankenhal Museum. An Utopia is often defined as an ideal that comes to break with the past to move towards the future. What’s new then about this particular Utopia in exhibit? Andrea Cerda-Pereira • December 16, 2013
Forbidden images: unlocking political and emotional blockages of Chilean history The dictatorship in Chile (1973- 1989) built its history by systematically erasing imaginaries different from its own. Forty years after the coup many forbidden images were made public, inaugurating a new chapter in Chile’s history - one not yet official. Andrea Cerda-Pereira • October 14, 2013
National imagination in two Dutch commercials Print capitalism has played a crucial role in the making of nations in modern times. However, it is a technology which has drastically changed. By looking at two to recent Dutch commercials I would like to show how. Andrea Cerda-Pereira • June 17, 2013
Kidzania: object lessons for children in consumer societies Kidzania is a multinational chain offering educational entertainment to children around the world. It is set up in a sort of theme park that recreates city life on a child’s scale. Is this ‘edutainment’ or ‘advertainment’? Andrea Cerda-Pereira • April 15, 2013
