MINT exists to recognise independent practice across media culture and speculative humanities.
- It does not teach in the conventional sense.
- It does not accredit.
- It does not rank, certify competence or issue permissions.
MINT notices work that is already underway.
On Recognition
Recognition within MINT is not an award for completion, nor a judgement of quality. It is an acknowledgement that a body of work demonstrates sustained inquiry through active practice and independent research, made legible through public critical engagement.
Recognition does not imply endorsement of conclusions. It implies care in method.
On CASH
The Certificate in Artificial & Speculative Humanities is issued to recognise such practice.
CASH affirms that value in the humanities is often speculative, provisional and emergent. It accepts uncertainty as a condition of thought rather than a flaw to be corrected.
CASH is awarded through active practice and independent research.
On Authority
MINT derives its authority from transparency rather than validation.
Its legitimacy rests on the clarity of its language, the visibility of the work it recognises, and the refusal to collapse practice into metrics or outcomes.
MINT does not claim exclusivity. It claims attentiveness.
On Institutions
All institutions are constructed. Most conceal this fact.
MINT is explicit about its construction and modest in its scope. It exists to provide a frame in which independent work can be recognised without being absorbed, owned or standardised.
Institutions are not built. They are entered.