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All the voices: Diversity in the media (2014)
Book
Jempson, M., & Pereira, A. C. (2014). All the voices: Diversity in the media. Portugal: SOS Racismo

Commentary on the importance of inclusive coverage, representation and employment in the news media

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).

Bright bricks, dark play: On the impossibility of studying LEGO (2014)
Book Chapter
Giddings, S. (2014). Bright bricks, dark play: On the impossibility of studying LEGO. In M. J. Wolf (Ed.), LEGO Studies: Examining the Building Blocks of a Transmedial Phenomenon. New York: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315858012

It is generally recognized that the pleasures of LEGO do not end once the instructions in a particular set have been followed and the model depicted on the box is accurately realized. Generations of children have —just as the manufacturers intended—... Read More about Bright bricks, dark play: On the impossibility of studying LEGO.

Look Up (2014)
Exhibition / Performance
Banks, L. (2012). Look Up. 3 November 2014 - 9 November 2014. (Unpublished)

Look Up was selected for the Foto39 photography exhibition in Bristol

Look Up (2014)
Exhibition / Performance
Banks, L. (2014). Look Up. 1 November 2014 - 1 November 2014. (Unpublished)

My film Look Up (2012) was selected for the Foto39 photography exhibition at the Christmas Steps Gallery in Bristol, UK.

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).

Locating the 'Bristol sound': Archiving music as everyday life (2014)
Book Chapter
Henning, M., & Hyder, R. (2014). Locating the 'Bristol sound': Archiving music as everyday life. In M. Leonard, L. Roberts, S. Cohen, & R. Knifton (Eds.), Sites of Popular Music Heritage: Memories, Histories, Places (97-111). Routledge

Drawing on Topolski (2014)
Digital Artefact
Oldham, A. (2014). Drawing on Topolski

The Topolski Residency programme enabled six young artists to embark on a series of workshops in reportage drawing in and around the streets of London. The residency was inspired by renowned Polish emigre artist Feliks Topolski who, working from his... Read More about Drawing on Topolski.

Gameworlds: Virtual Media and Children's Everyday Play (2014)
Book
Giddings, S. (2014). Gameworlds: Virtual Media and Children's Everyday Play. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781501300233

This book is about play with, in, and around, digital media in everyday life. Building on detailed case studies it explores the nature of play in the virtual worlds of video games and how this play relates to, and crosses over into, everyday play in... Read More about Gameworlds: Virtual Media and Children's Everyday Play.

SS Mendi (2014)
Digital Artefact
Sobers, S., & Mitchell, R. (2014). SS Mendi

This film commemorates the fate of the SS Mendi, transporting South African Labour Corps troops to join the WW1 war efforts on the front lines in France. On 21 February 1917, just twelve miles off the coast of the Isle of Wight from leaving Cape Town... Read More about SS Mendi.

Being a man (2014)
Digital Artefact
Sobers, S., & Townson, S. (2014). Being a man

Before being approached to make this film I had heard of muscular dystrophy, but the name Duchenne was new to me. On reading up about the condition, and listening to the audio interviews with the 20 men who talked to the researchers, I was struck by... Read More about Being a man.

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.

'One media – three screens' – Convergence and interactivity at its full potential? ARTE: French-German experiments in 'crossing the borders' (2014)
Journal Article
Wiehl, A. (2014). 'One media – three screens' – Convergence and interactivity at its full potential? ARTE: French-German experiments in 'crossing the borders'. VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture, 3(6), 78-94

This contribution is aimed at discussing different current policies of convergence as well as questioning whether these exploit the opportunities of digital media to their full potential, especially with regard to transmedia storytelling, interactivi... Read More about 'One media – three screens' – Convergence and interactivity at its full potential? ARTE: French-German experiments in 'crossing the borders'.