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Ageing by design: The role of the art school in creating a sustainable future (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Franklin, A. (2018, September). Ageing by design: The role of the art school in creating a sustainable future. Paper presented at Aging & Society: Eighth Interdisciplinary Conference, Toyo University, Tokyo, Japan

Many designers in the UK - including graphic designers, communication designers, textile designers, interior designers and fashion designers, to name but a few - all start their professional training in an Art School. The educating of designers along... Read More about Ageing by design: The role of the art school in creating a sustainable future.

Relational ethics and the institution as 'intimate other' (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Franklin, A. (2018, July). Relational ethics and the institution as 'intimate other'. Paper presented at British Autoethnography Conference, Bristol, England

This paper will explore the responsibilities and risks attendant to engaging in autoethnographic research wherein the researcher’s gaze is turned on the context in which they are operating and their employing institution becomes an identifiable other... Read More about Relational ethics and the institution as 'intimate other'.

Unravelling Miss Marple: Knitting, intuition and ageing femininity (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Franklin, A. (2018, July). Unravelling Miss Marple: Knitting, intuition and ageing femininity. Paper presented at In the Loop at 10, Winchester School of Art, Southampton, England

'I envisage you knitting more jackets, head scarves and a good many other things of which I do not know the name. If you prefer to continue knitting, that is your decision. If you prefer to serve the cause of justice, I hope that you may at least fin... Read More about Unravelling Miss Marple: Knitting, intuition and ageing femininity.

Auditing creativity? The UK Art School in the age of neoliberalism (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Franklin, A. (2018, June). Auditing creativity? The UK Art School in the age of neoliberalism. Paper presented at Art, Materiality and Representation, The British Museum & SOAS, London

Short abstract This paper will examine the role that the HEI Art School plays in both normalising and resisting the standardisation of the artist/designer in the UK and reflect on the growing influence of systems of 'coercive accountability' (Shor... Read More about Auditing creativity? The UK Art School in the age of neoliberalism.