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Familiar ways: Vulnerable auto-ethnography in creative practice (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S. (2014, December). Familiar ways: Vulnerable auto-ethnography in creative practice. Paper presented at Family Matters, Bristol, UK

Sobers’ presentation discusses different ways the notion of family has entered his work: from the macro perspective of identity through diaspora communities through to very personal reflections relating to immediate family members and events. Showin... Read More about Familiar ways: Vulnerable auto-ethnography in creative practice.

Creative citizens: Researching the value of creative citizenship through co-creative action research (A ‘transmedia’ case study) (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S., Dovey, J., Agusita, E., & Baidoo, V. (2014, December). Creative citizens: Researching the value of creative citizenship through co-creative action research (A ‘transmedia’ case study). Paper presented at Engage Conference 2014: Unlocking the Potential of Curiosity-Driven Engagement, Bristol, UK

This presentation shares the approach and findings of a case study that explored how ‘South Blessed’, an informal youth network of creative citizens in Bristol, generates value through its activities. South Blessed showcases a diversity of young, cre... Read More about Creative citizens: Researching the value of creative citizenship through co-creative action research (A ‘transmedia’ case study).

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.

Women into film - writing and directing for the screen (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Banks, L. (2014, October). Women into film - writing and directing for the screen. Presented at Women into film - writing and directing for the screen., The Engine Room, Somerset film and video

A day long workshop for women. I gave a talk about my own works and screened some of my films. The rest of the day was spent making two short films from script to screen.

Creative citizens: Researching the value of creative citizenship through co-creative action research (A ‘transmedia’ case study) (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S., Dovey, J., Agusita, E., Baidoo, V., West, T., & Chapain, C. (2014, September). Creative citizens: Researching the value of creative citizenship through co-creative action research (A ‘transmedia’ case study). Paper presented at Creative Citizens: The Conference, Royal College of Art, London, UK

This session shares the work of the Creative Citizens strand that set out to investigate the impact of informal creative networks on their communities. In Bristol we worked with the network of young people that work around the very informal South Ble... Read More about Creative citizens: Researching the value of creative citizenship through co-creative action research (A ‘transmedia’ case study).

Drawing on Topolski : An exploration of the relationship between reportage drawing and documentary filmmaking (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Oldham, A. (2014, July). Drawing on Topolski : An exploration of the relationship between reportage drawing and documentary filmmaking. Paper presented at AVANCA | CINEMA 2014, Portugal

I am in the process of making a short documentary film called “Drawing on Topolski”, which follows the story of a residency programme for young illustrators that has been inspired by the memory of the renowned Polish emigre artist Feliks Topolski. Th... Read More about Drawing on Topolski : An exploration of the relationship between reportage drawing and documentary filmmaking.

Films and psychiatry (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Banks, L. (2014, July). Films and psychiatry. Presented at Films and Psychiatry, Callington Road Hospital

Guest speaker and workshop leader on understanding mental health through film. Showed a selection of films and some of my own work that deals with mental health issues.

Drawing on Topolski: Reflecting on interdisciplinary practice as research (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Oldham, A. (2014, July). Drawing on Topolski: Reflecting on interdisciplinary practice as research. Paper presented at NAHEMI Talking Shop, British Film Institute, July 2014, UK

I am in the middle of the offline edit of a short documentary film,“Drawing on Topolski”, which will follow the story of a reportage drawing project inspired by the legacy of the Polish émigré artist Feliks Topoloski. This paper will trace the evolut... Read More about Drawing on Topolski: Reflecting on interdisciplinary practice as research.

Photography that revisits: Participatory influences in post-colonial, auto-ethnographic visual anthropology practices (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S. (2014, May). Photography that revisits: Participatory influences in post-colonial, auto-ethnographic visual anthropology practices. Paper presented at Photography and Anthropology conference - Royal Anthropology Institute, British Museum, London

My current creative practice – of a photographic discourse which revisits and moves closer into the subject after the shutter has been pressed - brings together three distinct but (for me) related areas in my educational background; BA in film & phot... Read More about Photography that revisits: Participatory influences in post-colonial, auto-ethnographic visual anthropology practices.

The bold agency of making something out of nothing (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S. (2014, May). The bold agency of making something out of nothing. Paper presented at DIY Citizenship Symposium, Bristol, UK

From slave trade tours, music videos, activist documentary and independent journalism, Bristol has a vibrant tradition of DIY culture which links creativity to civic engagement and personal and social impacts. This talk draws on a range of examples... Read More about The bold agency of making something out of nothing.

Representation of slave trade legacy in the popular culture of Bristol (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S. (2014, May). Representation of slave trade legacy in the popular culture of Bristol. Paper presented at Slave Trade Legacies - Colour of Money & Global Cotton Connections symposium, Nottingham, UK

In this talk I highlight how different people in the city of Bristol have responded to and made things in relation to the city's slave trade history. From a slavery tour, art works, animation and exhibitions, over the years Bristol citizens have soug... Read More about Representation of slave trade legacy in the popular culture of Bristol.

Cinema and the creation of collective memories (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Lees, D. (2014, April). Cinema and the creation of collective memories. Paper presented at to ‘Journeys Across Media 2014’: ‘Memory and Imagination’, University of Reading, Reading, England

In this paper, I link the concept of memory as a visual, mutable process with how we create collective memories. My area of research is narrative film, so here I concentrate on the role of the filmmaker as a key voice in describing the shared memor... Read More about Cinema and the creation of collective memories.

Cultural hybridity as the fuel of creative enterprises (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Sobers, S., Agusita, E., & Dovey, J. (2014, January). Cultural hybridity as the fuel of creative enterprises. Paper presented at Community Filmmaking & Cultural Diversity: Practice, Innovation and Policy, BFI Southbank London

South Blessed is a community media operation based in Bristol, specialising in Hip Hop music videos, activist documentary, and live topical debates streamed online. The editorial ethos of South Blessed is one of promotion of talent and opinion from... Read More about Cultural hybridity as the fuel of creative enterprises.