1. Empty Space, Hope, and the proliferation of Creative Possibilities Dr. Craig Hammond University Centre Blackburn College (UCBC) 12th June 2013 1

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3. But, Bloch: utopia & technology - incompatible? Technology for Bloch is often something used to deskill and alienate people in that it excessively distorts the means of making people happy (Principle of Hope, Vol. 1, p, 434) 3

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5. Moo(c)!! 5

6. Hope? Wonderful technology But must be offset against the fleeting serendipity of the Human spirit Creativity; and Inspiration 6

7. Community Challenge A HEA Funded Teaching Development Grant 2011-2013 7

8. A Proliferation of Creative Possibilities Anarchogogy And Chutney 8

9. Chutney for Change 9

10. Utopian Visions & Everyday Culture 10

11. Creative Commons Licences Feeling Empty (MSVG) http://www.everystockphoto.com/photo.php?imageId=7715057&searchId=5b20dd2a8 5b31d9df9345488f4b7c8b5&npos=28 Cogs (ralphbijker) http://s3.amazonaws.com/estock/fspid9/23/30/09/8/action-activate-active- 2330098-o.jpg Heart Tracer (Victory of the People) http://www.everystockphoto.com/photo.php?imageId=518497&searchId=3189934774 aa880fa7fbf8da8f9e446d&npos=16 Cow Pattern (Anniekate) http://www.flickr.com/photos/anniekate/644895289/ Odilon Redon (Cactus Man) http://www.odilon-redon.org/Cactus-Man.html Odilon Redon (The Eye) http://www.odilon-redon.org/The-Eye-Like-A-Strange-Balloon-Mounts-Toward- Infinity.html Mandelbrot Fractal Beetle (Flickrnospam) http://www.flickr.com/photos/10912969@N03/2046593119/