Recording of a student critique from - http://process.arts.ac.uk/content/dirty-little-girl-book-signing-performance-and-studio-critique - Video studio critique showing foundation student at Wimbledon College of Art going on to BA Fine Art at Chelsea in September. This is performance piece based on tragic life books (1min) followed by a studio critique (19min). Student "I am exploring the concept of Child abuse chic, also known as grief porn; by using my own ‘tragic life’ I am making a satirical comment on this type of literature as well as looking at the glamorization of child abuse whilst questioning the morality of the misery memoir."

A series of papers which explore: the formation of alternative narratives beyond neoliberalism; the functions of carnival within theatre and suggests playful applications in contemporary politics; the possibilities for performance to intervene in culture to effect change.

Dr Marie-Pierre Gibert answers questions on key themes in the relationship between politics and cultural practices in Israel, the advantages and difficulties of nterdisciplinary approaches and tells us tales of field work and dancing. (interview carried out by Natalya Vince, March 2009). The interview took place after the conference: 'France, North Africa and the Middle East: Interdisciplinary and Multimedia Perspectives', held at the University of Portsmouth on 18 March 2009.