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Reasons To Be Cheerful with David Byrne

Offered By: SXSW via YouTube

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SXSW Courses Culture Courses Activism Courses Civic Engagement Courses Gerrymandering Courses Prison Reform Courses

Course Description

Overview

Watch a thought-provoking SXSW 2019 conference talk featuring Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Award-winning artist David Byrne as he discusses his multimedia project "Reasons To Be Cheerful." Explore Byrne's personal approach to addressing global challenges through sharing successful examples of positive change across various domains, including civic engagement, climate and energy, culture, economics, education, health, science and technology, and urban transportation. Discover how Byrne utilizes his platform to inspire local action and replicate positive changes worldwide. Gain insights into topics such as prison reform, gerrymandering, cultural institutions, media landscapes, surveillance economy, and the search for truth in news. Learn about Byrne's perspective on hope, anger, and disbelief in the face of global issues, and how his project aims to empower individuals with information and tools for creating meaningful change in their communities.

Syllabus

Introduction
Prison Reform
Gerrymandering
Culture
Cultural Institutions
Red Bull Media
Everybodys Coming To My House
Three More In The Works
Surveillance Economy
Performance
Media
How to find truth
News has been devalued
Trusting news
Africa
Solar
No III
Pointing
Drive to Dallas
Neuro Society
Other Projects
Results
Anger and disbelief
Hope


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