Collective Inspiration
We have had the privilege to get informed, engaged, and inspired by a variety of writings, films, podcasts, reports, and more. We encourage you to engage with these works and think with us:
- What does the word ‘democracy’ mean to you, and how do we reckon with its history?
- What future do we want to build together, and what would that look like?
- How do we understand the polycrises facing us, and how can we advocate for an equitable future for nature and the life it supports?
- How do we uplift public interest media and utilise it in our fight for a better future?
- What role can technology play in an equitable future, and how can we safeguard against a polluted information ecosystem?
We have collected a selection of our collective inspiration behind the DSU - works that have inspired us in our discussions, labs, and that have helped us think deeper about the stories we need to tell.
And we always want to hear more - let us know what inspires you at democracy@docsociety.org.
Documentaries & Podcasts
Reports & Resources
Writing
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, David Graeber & David Wengrow
Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime, Bruno Latour
Hatred of Democracy, Jacques Rancière
‘How To Develop A Planetary Consciousness’, interview with Achille Mbembe, Noēma
Justice by Means of Democracy, Danielle Allen
‘Plurality: Technology for Collaborative Diversity and Democracy’, Audrey Tang & E. Glen Weyl
‘We are Nature Defending Itself’, Andrea Ixchiu, Culture Hack Labs
The Wretched of the Earth, Frantz Fanon (especially: ‘The Pitfalls of National Consciousness’)
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