This special issue follows the first Banff Research in Culture summer residency On The Commons: being-acting-feeling together with University of Alberta and visiting faculty at the Banff Centre, May 2011. Reviews in Cultural Theory is published twice annually by the University of Alberta's Department of English and Film Studies.
'Remaking the Commons' is now online, ISSN:1918-9710, available at: http://reviewsinculture.com/media/issues/RCT-SP-On%20the%20Commons.pdf
The richness and diversity of the articles give a good insight to the residency programme and the wonderful international and transdisciplinary mix of people exploring the ground of the commons, together.
My essay, Pervasive Media, Commons and Connections: Research as Reflective Studio Practice at Banff, written as an interactive studio process whilst creating the installation And Where [Are You Goung]/ [Do You Go To] When You Go There?, can be found on pages 43-62 of the journal pdf or read online at: http://reviewsinculture.com/special-issue/review4.html
Here's an extract about the essay, from the guest editors' introduction....
Editors’ Introduction: Remaking the Commons
M A T T H EW M A C L E L L A N A N D M A R G R I T T A L P A L A R U
In a whimsical text defying academic writing straightjackets, Jackie Calderwood draws us into an exploration of language, location, and self-awareness. Calderwood muses on her time in Banff, while also revealing some of her inspirations, her multifaceted portfolio, and herself. The artist’s works come to life through her vivid descriptions and her lyrical and playful asides. By and by, Calderwood’s seemingly scattered text comes together to nudge us exactly towards the ludic, the spontaneous, the importance of living in the moment; her insistence on the process, rather than the polished oeuvre makes the reader acquiesce and accept her terms rather than look for resolution. Ultimately, the literal threads contouring the Rockies in her studio become metaphorical to suggest communities always in formation, starting with “one self.” p.6
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