by Mathias Poulsen | Tuesday, February 12, 2019 | Society & Politics
Can play save democracy? It’s a big question and one that I’m afraid I can’t answer in the affirmative. Not yet, probably never. So what if even the best we can ever do will always fall short of “saving” democracy, if we can only hope to keep it alive, or, better yet, to make it come alive?
by Mathias Poulsen | Saturday, March 3, 2018 | Society & Politics
I gave a talk at “Spilbar” at the National Film School of Denmark yesterday titled ”‘I’m just playing’; the radical act of expecting nothing in return” (follow link for my presentation), where I made an attempt to connect some of the thoughts and questions I’ve...
by Mathias Poulsen | Friday, December 8, 2017 | Society & Politics
We’ve gotten so used to being surrounded by technology that we often seem to not even pay attention to its presence. This is not (just) a good thing. Maybe play can remind us what it means to be human?
by Olivia Pallesen | Thursday, November 23, 2017 | Society & Politics
If the robots are here not only to makes things easier, but actually end up taking over our jobs, what are our options? And what is the role of play in this predicament?
by Mathias Poulsen | Thursday, March 16, 2017 | Society & Politics
Maybe you have heard us talk about the CounterPlay festival as a “prototype” of the playful society. I’d like to dive a little deeper into that idea, since it’s basically the most important reason for the festival to exist. It’s our BIG...
by Conor Linehan | Tuesday, January 24, 2017 | Society & Politics
I am writing this post in response to the call issued by Mathias in his blog post, to “collect and share bits and pieces that demonstrate the power of play to play with power.” I agree that we live at an interesting moment, when it is worth considering whether and...
