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What does decolonising the curriculum mean? (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Evans, M., & Sobers, S. (2020, June). What does decolonising the curriculum mean?. Presented at UWE Festival of Learning 2020

What does decolonising the curriculum mean? What practical steps can I make to adapt my teaching? Myra Evans and Dr Shawn Sobers explore the issue and ideas and actions to make change. The session has been designed to help staff to consider how they... Read More about What does decolonising the curriculum mean?.

Connection People and Places - Fairfield House case study (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S. (2019, September). Connection People and Places - Fairfield House case study. Presented at Stephen Lawrence 19th Annual Memorial Lecture

Fairfield House was one of the case studies for the Connection People and Places research project, led by the Stephen Lawrence Trust in partnership with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). In my opening talk I explained the history... Read More about Connection People and Places - Fairfield House case study.

Editor for an Hour (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Evans, M. (2016, June). Editor for an Hour. Presented at UWE Learning and Teaching Conference 2016: Teaching Excellence, UWE Bristol, UK

Practice-based learning and tomorrow's journalists (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Evans, M. (2015, September). Practice-based learning and tomorrow's journalists. Presented at Future of Journalism Conference, Cardiff, Wales

An investigation into practice-based learning methods in the training and employment of tomorrow’s journalists. What is the best way to teach journalism to prepare students for a career in the industry? The Broadcast Journalism Training Cou... Read More about Practice-based learning and tomorrow's journalists.

Walking interconnections: Walking in someone else's shoes (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S., Porter, S., Parfitt, A., & Wheeler, A. (2014, November). Walking interconnections: Walking in someone else's shoes. Presented at Thinking Futures, MShed, Bristol, UK

'Walking Interconnections' is a research project that worked in the Bristol region from 2013 – 2014 using walking, conversation and creative activities as methods to trigger communication between self-identified disabled people and sustainability pra... Read More about Walking interconnections: Walking in someone else's shoes.

Adding it up and making it count… or how to write a research “route map” for REF 2014 (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Crofts, C. (2011, May). Adding it up and making it count… or how to write a research “route map” for REF 2014. Presented at Conservatoire of Dance and Drama Research and Knowledge Exchange Strategy Seminar, London, UK

This seminar will focus on the documentation and dissemination of creative arts research and knowledge exchange activities. Initial scoping work by CDD Research Associate, Anna Farthing, has revealed that: a) Some of the CDD schools’ existing ac... Read More about Adding it up and making it count… or how to write a research “route map” for REF 2014.

Chairs for Paying attention: digital media cultures and generational responsibility (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Crogan, P., & Dovey, J. (2010, September). Chairs for Paying attention: digital media cultures and generational responsibility

This conference was funded by the European Science Foundation and took place in September 6-9, 2010 in Linkoping, Sweden. It was co-convened by Jonathan Dovey and Patrick Crogan of UWE's Digital Cultures Research Centre. Keynote speakers were Bernard... Read More about Chairs for Paying attention: digital media cultures and generational responsibility.

Übersong (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Buchheim, Y. (2009, March). Übersong. Presented at Übersong, Plan 9 gallery, Bristol, UK

ÜBERSONG: A night of experimental song, art, performance and open mic The event combined live performances, video screenings, DJ set, happenings and open mic to explore the culture of song. The event brought together Berlin artist/DJ Maurus Gmur,... Read More about Übersong.

Visibility/ invisibility (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Dolan, J. (2008, September). Visibility/ invisibility. Presented at Women, Ageing and Media AHRC Research Network, St Matthias Campus, UWE, Bristol

Through a focus on visibility/invisibility, the workshop established networking links, tracked changes patterns of representation and established shared intellectual terrain in areas of inclusion and exclusion, between scholars working on the prolife... Read More about Visibility/ invisibility.

Song Archive Project at the 9th SIEF Congress (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Buchheim, Y. (2008, June). Song Archive Project at the 9th SIEF Congress. Presented at 9th SIEF Congress, Derry, Northern Ireland

Transcending “European Heritages”: Liberating the ethnological imagination Throughout the Congress Yvonne Buchheim exhibited selected video work from the Song Archive project. She also solicited new material from conference delegates as part of he... Read More about Song Archive Project at the 9th SIEF Congress.

Women, ageing and media workshops (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Dolan, J., Jenning, R., Garde Hansen, J., Gorton, K., Wilson, S., & Tincknell, E. (2008, June). Women, ageing and media workshops. Presented at AHRC funded Research Networks and Workshops: Women, Ageing and Media, http://insight.glos.ac.uk/researchmainpage/centres/wam/Pages/AHRCfundedResearchNetworksandWorkshopsProject.aspx

The Women, Ageing and Media (WAM) research group secured Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funding in 2008 to run a series of workshops and an international conference in order to conduct a sustained investigation into proliferating print,... Read More about Women, ageing and media workshops.

Rethinking archives: History, media, memory (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Henning, M., & Warren, J. (2008, June). Rethinking archives: History, media, memory. Presented at Rethinking Archives: History, Media, Memory, Arnolfini, Bristol, UK

A series of four interdisciplinary workshops held at Arnolfini, Bristol for participants selected from relevant institutions and invited members of Arnolfini’s audience. These workshops set out to bridge archival theory and practice, and looked in pa... Read More about Rethinking archives: History, media, memory.

10 Years of CelAction (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Bracegirdle, J. (2008, May). 10 Years of CelAction. Presented at British Children's Animation: 10 Years of Celaction, Loughborough, UK

Initiated and co-organized a public round-table discussion and screening investigating the impact of CelAction software on the UK animation industry. Co-organisers: Paul Wells (Director, Animation Academy, Loughborough University) and Gareth Howell (... Read More about 10 Years of CelAction.

The (mal)content generation: media practice in the digital environment (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Crofts, C., Abba, T., Hadzi, A., & Mapplebeck, V. (2008, January). The (mal)content generation: media practice in the digital environment. Presented at Practice Section Panel at MeCCSA 2008, University of Cardiff

In my role as Practice Section chair of MeCCSA I organised and chaired this panel bringing practice researchers and teachers together to discuss the impact of digital "content" on the field of media practice teaching and research.