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by Eliza Garnsey (Editor), Caitlin Hamilton (Editor), Christine Sylvester (Foreword by)
Creating Justice, through a series of conversations between a diverse set of artists and scholars from around the globe, explores how art can facilitate a fuller understanding of human rights, highlight injustices, empower individuals and groups, advocate for and effect change, and aid in post-conflict recovery.
Author Biography
Eliza Garnsey is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in International Relations at the Institute for Global Prosperity, University College London. Her trans-disciplinary research focuses on art and visual culture in international relations and world politics, particularly in relation to human rights, transitional justice, and conflict. Eliza's monograph, The Justice of Visual Art: Creative State-Building in Times of Political Transition, demonstrates that there are aesthetic and creative ways to pursue transitional justice. Her recent book, Justicecraft: Imagining Justice in Times of Conflict, is co-authored with Lauren Balasco, Arnaud Kurze and Christopher K. Lamont.
Caitlin Hamilton is a writer, researcher, and editor. Her research interests include the intersection of popular culture and world politics, creative methods, and feminist approaches to peace and security. Her recent publications include The Everyday Artefacts of World Politics (2022) and the third volume of Gender Matters in Global Politics (2023, co-edited with Laura J. Shepherd). She is also the founder of Hamilton Editorial which offers editing and mentoring services for academic writers.
