Ellie Harrison

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2010
Work Lectures

Hedonism vs. Asceticism: A control freakโ€™s guide to the MFA

A lecture by Harrison as part of the Master of Fine Art (MFA) screening programme at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow. Detailing her experience of studying on the MFA course at Glasgow School of Art from 2008 – 2010, the lecture offers an insight into how she set about organising both her time and the contents of her mind, and explores her tempestuous relationships with ‘work’ and ‘play’.

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Other Lectures

  • Art, Activism & the Absurdities of Economic Growth
  • The Glasgow Effect
  • The Glasgow Effect: A Discussion
  • The RRAAF Report Launch Event
  • The RRAAF Debate
  • Sustainability in Practice
  • Ethics: Extremism & Compromise
  • Transmediale: Capture All
  • Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
  • In conversation with Ewa Jasiewicz
  • Time & Motion: Redefining Working Life
  • For the Love of It
  • What If… Artists Redesigned Economics?
  • 21 Revolutions
  • The Story
  • How to Reconcile the Careerist Mentality with our Impending Doom
  • One Minute Manifesto
  • Hedonism vs. Asceticism: A control freakโ€™s guide to the MFA
  • This is… Ellie Harrison
  • Data Visualisation
  • In conversation with Sally O’Reilly
  • Confessions of a Recovering Data Collector
  • The Live Lecture

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Ellie Harrison is an artist & activist based in Glasgow (UK). On 8 January 2017, she presented The Glasgow Effect: A talk by Ellie Harrison at Glasgow Film Theatre. In 2019, she was commissioned to develop Bus Regulation: The Musical for Manchester Art Gallery and her first book The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint was published by Luath Press. In 2020-21, her Early Warning Signs are installed at four ‘host venues‘ around the UK and her Vending Machine features in the ๐Ÿ˜น LMAO exhibition exploring humour in data visualisation at the Open Data Institute in London.

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We must โ€œreimagine, rebrand and relaunchโ€ our public transport after Covid so that โ€œitโ€™s clean, affordable, cheap, quick, a joy to useโ€ โœจ๐Ÿš ๐Ÿš‡๐Ÿš†๐Ÿ’• That's me in an interview by Dani Garavelli for today's The Sunday Post ๐Ÿ‘‡ ... See MoreSee Less

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The New Normal: We must reimagine, rebrand and then relaunch after Covid. Our public transport must be a joy to use - The Sunday Post

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PlayBus Regulation: The Musical

Today my dream of Bus Regulation became a reality! ๐Ÿฅฐ ๐Ÿ’• After years of campaigning by Better Buses for Greater Manchester, the Mayor of Greater Manchester finally announced that he would stand up to the profiteering private bus companies, and commit to re-regulating the region's bus network to deliver an integrated and affordable service which puts passengers first ๐Ÿš๐Ÿš‡๐Ÿš† Why not celebrate this evening by watching the Musical? We did it โœŠ #ActivismWorks ... See MoreSee Less

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Watch the announcement here: www.facebook.com/BetterBusesforGM/posts/5225150167526536

Important stuff

well done Ellie

Star! xxx

Thanks for all you did Ellie to make this happen! xxx

Read the news here! www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/live-andy-burnham-announces-decision...

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Join Free Our City this Thursday 25 March, 7pm for our public hearing on Glasgow City Council's public transport policy ๐Ÿš๐Ÿš‡๐Ÿš† I can't wait! Sign up here ๐Ÿ‘‰ freebuses.eventbrite.co.uk ... See MoreSee Less

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Putting Free Buses Back on the Agenda

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ScotRail re-nationalised! ๐Ÿš† What a massive win for our #makescotrailpublic campaign, launched back in 2014. We did it โœŠ #ActivismWorks ... See MoreSee Less

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Public Ownership of Scotland’s Railway

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Fabulous ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ

Fantastic! More power to you, Ellie.

Good work.

I was well chuffed to discover my book 'The Glasgow Effect' featuring at no.6 on Glasgow Times' list of "best Glasgow books" to read this World Book Day (UK & Ireland) ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿฅณ Copies are still available on special offer direct from the publisher Luath Press ๐Ÿ‘‡luath.co.uk/productsg/the-glasgow-effect ... See MoreSee Less

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The best Glasgow books to read this World Book Day

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Read 'The Glasgow Effect' if you care about the city.

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