Practice-based PhD Programme: ‘Modes of Critical Writing’  

7th Feb 2018 

  

 

The Practice-based PhD Programme consists of a core curriculum of six Skills Workshops as well as a Seminar, Lectures and an annual Student-Led Conference. The aim of the programme is to bring together researchers from across different disciplines, opening up a space to share and present work as a community of practice and learning.

Originally developed for practice-based doctoral students in the arts at Royal Holloway, this year the programme extends to include all practice-based research students and academics across the AHRC TECHNE Doctoral Training Partnership. This includes Royal Holloway, Brighton, Kingston, Roehampton, Surrey, Royal College of Art and University of Arts London.

All are welcome! Please see specific details about this year's activities below, including information on how to get involved.

The Programme Director is Dr Libby Worth

Skills workshops

Co-presented by Royal Holloway academics from arts departments and/or another TECHNE institution, a series of Skills Workshops run across Terms 1 & 2. All workshops are held in Central London.

Topics covered in Term 1 are both common and central to all academic research, and here we look at these specifically in relation to practice-based research. In Term 2 we look at key elements of practice-based research, continuing to situating it within the wider academic context while exploring its uniqueness and transformative potential.

Students interested in attending any of the the Skills Workshops should email  pgrtraining@royalholloway.ac.uk, including your:

• Name
• Institution
• Full list of workshops you plan to attend

** Please note that there is a cap on student numbers for the workshops, but not for any of the other events listed below. **

 

‘Modes of Critical Writing’ 

Workshop Leaders: 
Reader Victoria Mapplebeck (Royal Holloway) with two practice-based researchers from Media Arts (TBC)

 

Date: Wednesday 7 February 2018
Time: 2.00pm-4.00pm
Venue: 11 Bedford Square Room 0-03, London WC1B 3RF

 

This workshop explores different modes of critical writing practice. Here we will look at the different kinds of writing one engages with as part of a practice-based research project. We will also examine the role and formal conventions of standard academic writing.  And we will explore more creative forms of critical writing practice including performance-writing, art-writing, site-writing and lyric essay. Participants will engage in writing throughout the workshop and will be invited to think about critical writing as, itself, an element of practice.