{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Honing In","title":"Publishing as an Artistic Practice with Emily Larned","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3812,"description":"When we talk about publishing, it’s usually the finish line for any aspiring author. For Emily Larned, Associate Professor and the incoming Director of Graduate Studies in Art at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, publishing is an artistic practice within itself. She’s been publishing since 1993, when she made her first zine. Currently, her imprint Alder & Frankia publishes new collaborations from feminist archives. \nToday on Honing In, we talk to Emily about how her start in the Zine subculture at age 16 taught her to value community-oriented, socially engaged artistic practices. We also talk about Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts (ILSSA), a union for artists and makers that Emily started with her friend Bridget Elmer in 2008. \nThroughout our conversation, Emily graciously walks us through the various feminist projects that have informed her work and shares what we can continue to learn from them. She also shares her endeavors to create beyond economic compensation, time constraints, and the pressures to “produce.”\n\nIf you’re interested in feminist art, creating without time pressure, and moving individual projects into the social sphere, there is much to learn from Emily today.\nTogether, Emily and I hone in on:\nThe distinction between “platforms” and “projects”\nPublishing works as a social act that builds community\nThe origins of the Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts (ILSSA)\nHow time and materials can transform a work of text into an immersive experience\nThe various feminist projects and texts that inform Emily’s work\nEmily’s personal goal of working less and moving slowly\nThe importance of bringing a fluid, humane approach to academic work\nMore from Emily:\nEmily’s Website: EmilyLarned.com\nILSSA: https://impractical-labor.org/\nEmily’s Instagram: @emilylarned\nEmily’s Substack: Till & Drift\nEmily Current Exhibition (in Connecticut until Jan. 10, 2027)\n\nMore from Kate:\n⭐ Productivity Coaching with Dr. Kate Henry\n💌 Sign up...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ckd6diQYB3N3rCUx2hR2jNynveiq3YqtMeSjppbiK-k/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hYzU5/YWU0N2JiOTI4NDZm/ODdmNGY5Y2VjMGVl/YTZmZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}