College of Arts and Humanities Annual Research Festival

Pushing the Boundaries 2

This year’s Research Development Festival programme continued the exploration of the broad theme initiated last year of pushing the boundaries of knowledge and research. 

The main festival day on Monday, 13 July provided a representative flavour of the exciting research being developed in the College, across disciplines, experiences, and methodologies. We were pleased to welcome David Cotterrell, Professor of Fine Art at Sheffield Hallam University as the keynote speaker. The presentations can be viewed below.

Full Programme (including abstracts and further information)

Presentations - Monday, 13 July 2015

Welcome and introduction
Professor Gillian Youngs

   
Keynote: ‘War and Medicine: An impact case study’ (Working title)
Guest speaker: Professor David Cotterrell, Professor of Fine Art, Sheffield  Hallam University

 
The Shakespeare Hut project: Performance history to cultural impact
Dr Ailsa Grant Ferguson, recent member of the Literature team


Abstract Music: Archives, Media Archaeology and Contexts of Creative Sound Practices
Dr J Milo Taylor, recent member of the CMIS team

Linking language to the world: The role of iconicity in the input
Dr Pamela Perniss, ECR and recent member of the Linguistics team

The Internet of Things as Art’s New Medium
Dr Mary Anne Francis, University of Brighton Sabbatical awardee
Presentation to follow at a later date.

 
ARE WE Body? OR ARE WE Landscape?
Live Performance
Leah Capaldi, ECR member of the Sculpture team and Jack Tan


Followed by panel debate Chaired by Conall Gleeson (PAVA) with: Leah Capaldi, Professor Charlie Hooker (Sculpture), Dr Ailsa Grant Ferguson and Dr Louise FitzGerald (Humanities, Film and Screen Studies)
Part one

Part Two


African American Anti-Colonial Thought in the era of Revolution
Dr Cathy Bergin, University of Brighton Sabbatical awardee

3x4: Exploring metaspace platforms for inclusive future cities
Professor Paul Sermon, AHRC Development Grant awardee

On 15 July Professor Grant Kester from the University of California San Diego, art historian and founding editor of FIELD: A Journal of Socially Engaged Art Criticism, presented a masterclass to doctoral students during the day, which was organised by the ARENA Project. In the evening he gave a public talk entitled The Dialogical Turn in Contemporary Art.

Workshops

On 14 and 16 July, a range of workshops, forums and presentations offered practical opportunities to explore further tools and knowledge in support of research development in professional academic life.

Most of the the following staff development workshop presentations can be seen by members of the University on Staff Central. More information about the workshops and other sessions can be found in the Full Programme.

Purposeful partnerships
Led by Harriet Barrett Dorling and Donna Close
(to follow)

Funding in the Arts, Design, Humanities and Media
Led by Dr Anne Galliot, Paul Davidson and Heather Burgess

Ethics and Research Excellence
Led by Professor Gillian Youngs and Dr John Wrighton

Research-informed teaching
Led by Dr Tim Wharton and Irmi Karl

Publishing your research in books and journals
Led by Professors Jeremy Aynsley and Darren Newbury

Raising your profile as a researcher: academic and non-academic impact
Led by Professor Jeremy Aynsley, Ross Clark and Tessa Marshall

Leading and managing research awards and projects
Led by Dr Anne Galliot and Dr Sarah Atkinson

All members of the College, including academics, administrators, technicians and postgraduate students, were welcome to book on any of the sessions (apart from the Grant Kester Masterclass which was for postgraduates only).

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