Conferences

We are delighted to announce the second annual PGR Studio conference:   Research Matter(s):  Conversations about research in Arts, Design and Media 8th July 2016 Faculty of Arts, Design & Media Birmingham City University     In the formal boxing up of ‘finished’ forms, the matter produced through research is commonly regarded as peripheral. Through articulating Researcher […]

Following on from the 2013 conference Lessons in Geography, this is the second in a series of “lessons”. Concerned with the way matter and movement can inform ideas and understanding, Lessons in Physics looks at how material and the physical act is utilised by artists as a vehicle for expression. It examines the properties of the physicality of […]

Birmingham City University's Annual Research Conference will be taking place in the Curzon building, City Centre Campus. We will again be showcasing the exciting research being undertaken by staff and research students at Birmingham City University. Further details of other items on the programme and registration site will follow very soon.  

This mini-conference features presentations from PhD students and those on the MA in Musicology at the Birmingham Conservatoire, as well as a keynote from Visiting Scholar Dr Silvana Scarinci. There is a wide range of topics, and it promises to be a very interesting and stimulating couple of days. Please do come and join us, […]

Personal reflexivity is a dynamic process involving self-questioning and self-awareness, offering researchers opportunities to unpack their assumptions and expectations. Making the shift from ‘expert’ to ‘novice’ can be a disorienting as well as a liberating process for existing practitioners and/or parents, when conducting research with families. However, there is an analytical cost if the interplay […]

Research in Arts, Design and Media is highly diverse, often redefining parameters and pushing boundaries. Whether dealing with more established approaches, theoretical ideas or explicitly experimenting with new methods it inevitably involves a degree of mess. Beyond Borders?, the third annual PGR Studio conference, is a one-day colloquium that traverses disciplinary boundaries to explore the […]

The Centre for Chinese Visual Arts at Birmingham City University would like to invite you to their annual conference ... . Confirmed keynote speakers: Karen Smith (OCAT, Xi'an), Pauline J. Yao (M+, Hong Kong), Scott Lash (Goldsmiths, University of London)    The Centre for Chinese Visual Arts (CCVA) at Birmingham City University aims to foster […]

New Voices is the Association for Art History's annual one-day event that showcases new postgraduate research about art, art history and visual culture. Our next New Voices event will focus on Art and Movement. It will also mark 20 years of New Voices events. Keynote speaker Khadija von Zinnenburg Carroll: 'Moving or Migrant? Art in […]