Eliza Garnsey and Caitlin Hamilton discuss their new book Creating Justice: Human Rights and Art in Conversation (Rowman and Littlefield 2025).

The discussion traverses various themes covered in this highly innovative book, which brings into conversation scholars and artists in various fields – from poetry, paining and architecture to photography and music – to collectively address social and political struggles. The book is not only interdisciplinary in nature but also presented in an unusual way: as a series of dialogues between scholars and artists from around the world.

Eliza Garnsey is an independent researcher whose work explores the intersections of human rights, art and visual culture, and political change. She previously held a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Institute for Global Prosperity, University College London, and at the University of Cambridge, where she also earned her PhD. Her publications include The Justice of Visual Art: Creative State-Building in Times of Political Transition (Cambridge University Press, 2020) and he co-authored Justicecraft: Imagining Justice in Times of Political Change (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024).

Caitlin Hamilton is an ICF-accredited coach, writer, and strategist with over a decade of experience across law, academia, and publishing. A qualified lawyer with a PhD in Social Sciences, she is also the founder of Hamilton Compass, in which she brings a unique blend of insight, strategy, and pragmatism to help academics and leaders in higher education unlock their potential, navigate complexity, and achieve their goals. Caitlin is the author of The Everyday Artefacts of World Politics (Routledge 2021) and several articles and co-edited volumes.

The interview took place on 5 November 2025 in the context of a series of events organised by the Visual Politics Program at the University of Queensland.