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Gender and nationalism in women's historical plays, 1920-1940 (2009)
Presentation / Conference
D'Monté, R. (2009, June). Gender and nationalism in women's historical plays, 1920-1940. Paper presented at Echoes of the Past: Women, History & Memory in Fiction and Film, Newcastle University

This paper explores how the interwar plays of female dramatists like Muriel Box, Clemence Dane, G. B. Stern and Dodie Smith, show the existence of a tension between, on the one hand, the damaging effects of the First World War, and on the other, its... Read More about Gender and nationalism in women's historical plays, 1920-1940.

Reassessing middlebrow drama during the second world war (2009)
Presentation / Conference
D'Monté, R. (2009, June). Reassessing middlebrow drama during the second world war. Paper presented at Middlebrow Cultures Conference, Strathclyde University, Glasgow

Middlebrow drama has long been dismissed as unrealistic and unchallenging. Ultimately, this led to the rejection by critics (though interestingly not by audiences) of the middlebrow for confrontational and experimental drama in the post-war period. T... Read More about Reassessing middlebrow drama during the second world war.

From 2D tiles to 3D printed ceramics: A journey through digital print (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Huson, D., & Reid, B. (2009, June). From 2D tiles to 3D printed ceramics: A journey through digital print. Presented at Parallels and Connections - A Ceramics and Glass Research Student Conference and Exhibition, University of Sunderland, National Glass Centre

The Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England is involved in research into many forms of print related making - from 19C techniques to present day 3D digital technologies. This presentation aims to reveal a progression of... Read More about From 2D tiles to 3D printed ceramics: A journey through digital print.

Relocating the notion of the archive within the digital age (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Hill, V. (2009, June). Relocating the notion of the archive within the digital age. Paper presented at Photography, Archive and Memory Conference, Roehampton University

Has the increasing popularity and accessibility of digital photography, especially through the incorporation of cameras into mobile phones, in capturing moments of everyday life combined with the use of web technology and social networking sites to c... Read More about Relocating the notion of the archive within the digital age.

Caribbean autobiography, domestic photography and the family photo album (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Kydd, E. (2009, June). Caribbean autobiography, domestic photography and the family photo album. Paper presented at Caribbean Studies Association Conference, Kingston, Jamaica

Conference presentation on visual autobiography and the critical practice of documentary.

Truth to Virtual Materials (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Thirkell, P. (2009, June). Truth to Virtual Materials. Presented at Talking prints Lecture Series Lancashire Artists Network, University of Central Lancashire

Throughout the twentieth century the concept of ‘truth to materials’ became an overriding factor in establishing the autonomy of print. By creating a sympathetic harmony between artistic intention, autographic gesture, the nature of the printing matr... Read More about Truth to Virtual Materials.

Artists’ books around the world in the 21st century (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Bodman, S. L. (2009, May). Artists’ books around the world in the 21st century. Presented at Doverodde Book Arts Festival and Exhibitions, Denmark

As the editor for CFPR book arts research publications on the historical and contemporary concepts of international artists’ books, exhibitions and events, such as the bi-annual Artist’s Book Yearbook, the Book Arts Newsletter (circ. 2027) and the Bl... Read More about Artists’ books around the world in the 21st century.

Boring, trivial and dubious: Photographing place and the construction of meaning (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Campbell, J., & Allen, P. (2009, April). Boring, trivial and dubious: Photographing place and the construction of meaning. Paper presented at Framing Time and Place: Repeats and Returns in Photography, Plymouth University, UK

Looking specifically at the Dorset coast; a place designated a 'world heritage site' and replete with cultural discourse such as the novels of Thomas Hardy, the photographs of Paul Nash and the history of the south coast holiday trade. This paper use... Read More about Boring, trivial and dubious: Photographing place and the construction of meaning.

Productive research: Approaches and sources to uncovering the role of the film producer (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Spicer, A. H. (2009, April). Productive research: Approaches and sources to uncovering the role of the film producer. Presented at Studies beyond the Screen Symposium, University of Exeter, UK

This paper reviewed the approaches and methodologies deployed to research and write the monograph Sydney Box for Manchester University Press (2006) focusing on the use of archival material and other primary sources. It argued that film history needs... Read More about Productive research: Approaches and sources to uncovering the role of the film producer.

“Making” history in the feminine: Genealogical encounters at the Berlin Biennial 2008 (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Genealogical encounters at the Berlin Biennial 2008. Paper presented at Association of Art Historians Annual Conference, Manchester University

This paper explores work at the Berlin Biennial 2008 that was made by three women artists born in the 1970s in response to the Modernist practice of women artists or designers from an earlier generation (Nairy Baghramian and Janette Laverriere (b. 1... Read More about “Making” history in the feminine: Genealogical encounters at the Berlin Biennial 2008.

Beyond digital (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S. (2009, March). Beyond digital. Paper presented at Global Implications: Southern Graphics Council Conference 2009, Columbia College, Chicago

Printmaking with Extreme Technology Panel Chair: Erik Brunvand Panelists: Stephen Hoskins, Edward Bateman, Mike Lyon Printmaking is an art form that celebrates and embraces new technology in a way that other media do not. This panel gathers an... Read More about Beyond digital.

The home front: Women dramatists during the Second World War (2009)
Presentation / Conference
D'Monté, R. (2009, March). The home front: Women dramatists during the Second World War. Paper presented at Women Writing Space: Representations of Gender and Space in post-1850 British Women's Writing, University of Warwick

The blurring of public/private space, or front line/home front, during the Second World War, had the effect of privileging the female voice and experience by redrawing loci of work and home, or by politicising the domestic. In doing this, some of the... Read More about The home front: Women dramatists during the Second World War.

Good lacanians and bad hegelians: Sexual differences and the dialect of (Un)Happiness (Todd Solondz, USA, 1998) (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Tuck, G. (2009, March). Good lacanians and bad hegelians: Sexual differences and the dialect of (Un)Happiness (Todd Solondz, USA, 1998). Paper presented at Emergent Encounters in Film Theory, Kings College, London

This paper suggest Solondz’s film materialises Lacan’s claim that there is no (logical) sexual relationship between the sexes and then critiques this claim via a reading of Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit. The figures that emerge from the model of su... Read More about Good lacanians and bad hegelians: Sexual differences and the dialect of (Un)Happiness (Todd Solondz, USA, 1998).

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.

Towards representative expert surveys: legitimizing the collection of expert data (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Christopoulos, D. (2009, February). Towards representative expert surveys: legitimizing the collection of expert data. Paper presented at Eurostat Conference for New Techniques and Technologies for Statistics, Brussels, Belgium

A consistent problem with key informant, elite and expert interviewing is the representativeness of sample populations. Since studies that employ such techniques depend on a small number of respondents, they are often classed as qualitative. The poss... Read More about Towards representative expert surveys: legitimizing the collection of expert data.

HDR and Color Constancy - new psychophysical results (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Parraman, C., McCann, J., & Rizzi, A. (2009, January). HDR and Color Constancy - new psychophysical results. Presented at Google Tech Talk, Online

Presentation Google Tech Talks January 22, 2009

Pictorial information as transcribed by the artist or designer (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Hoskins, S. (2009, January). Pictorial information as transcribed by the artist or designer. Paper presented at Electronic Imaging Science and Technology Conference, Color Imaging, San Jose, USA

Paper given at the Dark Side of Color panel. Current technologies are designed to capture a pictorial image by reflectance of light upon the sensor, in order to create the potential to render a colour image pixel by pixel, which can then be re-render... Read More about Pictorial information as transcribed by the artist or designer.