Series
Lien Fung's Colloquium Lecture
"Water in/on my body, seeping through my bones”: an artist talks on performance and politics.
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SMU Community, Public
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Synopsis
The figure above demonstrates the Müller-Lyer illusion, where equal-length lines appear different due to cognitive processing, illustrating how perceptions can mislead us – a key concept in Behavioural Economics. This field explores how psychological attributes affect economic decisions. Our lecture will first examine examples of how these attributes lead to seemingly irrational decisions. Then we will discuss leveraging an understanding of behavioural biases to subtly influence decision-making contexts, nudging individuals towards more desirable choices.
Speaker
Speaker Details
Patricia Nguyen
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Dr Patricia Nguyen is the Director of Undergraduate Studies and Assistant Professor in Asian American Studies and Council for Race and Ethnic Studies at Northwestern University, where she also earned her Ph.D. in Performance Studies. Her research and performance work examine notions of freedom, war, state violence, humanitarian aid, forced migration, intergenerational trauma, and nation building in the United States and Vietnam. She has exhibited and performed at the Nha San Collective, Mission Cultural Center, Jane Addams Hull House, Links Hall, Milwaukee Art Museum, Prague Quadrennial, Museum of Memory, and Human Rights in Chile, and Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Recently, Dr Nguyen became an award-winning memorial designer for the Chicago Torture Justice Memorial Project, the first monument in the United States to honour survivors of police violence. |
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