4th Jul 2011
Sallis Benney Theatre
Following on from the success of 2010’s research festival, Provocations II centred around the work of early career researchers within the Faculty of Arts. The day consisted of a number of challenging and thought provoking short presentations which were followed by open discussions with the audience. This was open to all members of staff including academics, administrators and technicians.
There will be a live tweet session of this event during the day.
Tilo Amhoff, Kate Cheyne, Rob Greens, Ewan Kirkland, Thor Magnusson, Vicky Margree, Kirsty McDougall, Sally Miller, Gareth Neal, Ben Sweeting, Gilly Smith, and Claire Wintle.
Introduction from Professor Jonathan Woodham
Session 1: Chaired by Frank Gray
Kirsty McDougall
Textile Design
Title: A Case Study for Innovation in Contemporary Tweed
Gareth Neal
Design and Craft
Dr Claire Wintle
History of Art and Design
Title: The Commonwealth Institute and Decolonisation: are museums and exhibition spaces microcosms of political encounters?
Session 2: Chair by Dr Joan Farrer
Rob Greens
Media
Title: Screenwriter as Auteur?
Dr Thor Magnusson
Sound Art
Title: The Whistling Weavrs: Musical Robots on the Blogosphere
Ben Sweeting
Architecture
Title: Architecture and Machines
Session 3: Chaired by Professor Susannah Hagan
Dr Ewan Kirkland
Film and Screen Studies
Title: Little Big Planet, Videogames, and Colonialism
Sally Miller
Media
Title: History, Memory and Zombies After 9/11
Kate Cheyne
Design
Title: Fabrikate
Session 4: Chaired by Dr Mark Devenney
Gilly Smith
Media
Title: The Write Rhythm
Vicky Margree
Humanities
Title: Feminist Gothic at the Fin de Siecle
Tilo Amhoff
Architecture
Title: A Plan for the Factory, Scientific Management and Modern Architecture
