103 x 195mm, 144 pages, Black & white, Perfect bound, Softcover, 2021

The House of Common Affairs (HOCA) is a new, smashing journal about the Fourth Estate Utopias. It provides an opportunity to challenge the niche and yet popular field that exists in the overlap between the arts and journalism. HOCA invites a more diverse range of voices into the conversation with the aim to promote an international and interdisciplinary exchange of ideas, as well as knowledge. It seeks to offer a space for critical thinking with the aim of provoking further developments in this field. The Fourth Estate Utopias is the first issue of HOCA, and as such addresses the project’s subtitle, ‘fancy discussions about Fourth Estate utopias,’ and is about the role of visual communication in relation to journalism. Contents: Introduction by Noortje van Eekelen Forum 1: ‘An Artist, a Politician, and a Journalist Walk Into a Bar…’ with Belle Phromchanya, Ruben Pater, Ken Hollings, Monika Parrinder, Noortje van Eekelen and participants; moderated by Paula Minelgaite ‘Form, function, content, payroll: micro and macro politics of design,’ essay by Depatriarchise Design Interviews with Alina Negoita, Chourouk Zarkaoui and Latifah Al-Said Forum 2: ‘What Do We Want? Clickbait! When Do We Want It? The Answer Will Shock You!’ with Olivier Kugler, Jessie Bond, Theo Inglis and participants; moderated by Paula Minelgaite ‘Parallel channels,’ essay by Jaione Cerrato Sponsored.

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