Author: Arek Dakessian

Arek is a PhD student in Sociology at the University of Edinburgh. His research focuses on networks of film production in Beirut. He is also co-founder of Lived Projects (www.livedprojects.org), an Edinburgh-based charity that aims to shed light on, raise awareness and mobilise support for the lived experience of displaced youth around the world.

Arek Dakessian

Arek is a PhD student in Sociology at the University of Edinburgh. His research focuses on networks of film production in Beirut. He is also co-founder of Lived Projects (www.livedprojects.org), an Edinburgh-based charity that aims to shed light on, raise awareness and mobilise support for the lived experience of displaced youth around the world.

Thinking Visually Threads

Mixed Kernels, or What We Don’t See in Ads

June, 2017 / By Arek Dakessian

You know how a common criticism of politicians is that they’re out of touch with the real world? “Does your […]

Thinking Visually Threads

How can we talk about our relationship with images?

May, 2017 / By Arek Dakessian, Nichole Fernández and Aglaja Kempinski

Why do images matter? How is it that these assemblages of pixels and ink come to shape not only our