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How do lobbyists use disinformation to sway policymakers? Who gets to shape the historical narrative of occupation and violence? Does growing inequality change the way citizens think about politics? And how have politicians defended “truth” across a century of media revolutions?

UnRest focuses on the historically significant yet deeply contested archives and artworks associated with Robert Jacob Gordon (1743–1795) – a Dutch military officer and explorer whose documentation of the Cape region shaped European knowledge of South Africa during the 18th century

This book shows that there is another way of doing research: one that pays attention to emotions, confusion, humour, doubt, imagination, and chance encounters.

"Entangled Genes: Sharpening the Public Debate on Hybrid Plants” is a new artistic research project that aims to deepen societal reflection on genetically modified plants.

Susan Schreibman was awarded the Ángel David Nieves Book Award (Edited Collection) by the American Studies Association.