BCMCR Research Seminar – Popular Music: What is Research-Led Teaching in Popular Music Studies? 1600-1730 Wednesday 23 May C424, Curzon, Birmingham City University Free registration at this link An abiding issue addressed by many academics concerns the purpose of their teaching, learning and research. This is not to question the intrinsic value of knowledge and its pursuit […]
What is meant by artistic research and what function does it perform in relation to art practices today? This research seminar will examine the working practices of artists and how research not only informs their work but is their work. Highlighting the systems of formal and informal research that go into producing artworks (and how […]
BCMCR Research Seminar – Pop Music: Heavy metal cultural translation 1600-1730 Wednesday 30 May *please note room change* C424, Curzon, Birmingham City University Free registration at this link Prof. Karl Spracklen (Leeds Beckett University)- Throat-singing as extreme Other: an exploration of Mongolian and Central Asian style in extreme metal Throat-singing is a form of singing practiced in […]
You are invited to the forthcoming Postgraduate Research study days taking place at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. The event showcases the rich and diverse research practice of our students and we would love for you to join us. Please find a schedule overview below and full abstracts here. Tuesday 5thJune 2018 | Workshop 2, […]
PhD students are required to undertake a Progression Assessment Panel after their first year of study (two years for part-time students) to progress onto the rest of their PhD. However, what exactly is the PAP? what does it entail? how can you prepare? and is it really as scary as it sounds?! This workshop includes […]
BCMCR Research Seminar – Creative Industries: Austerity, and the Psychosocial Consequences of Cultural Work 1600-1730 Wednesday 6 June *please note room change* C424, Curzon, Birmingham City University Free registration at this link Jack Newsinger (Nottingham) and David Lee (Leeds) | Austerity, and the Psychosocial Consequences of Cultural Work Austerity, understood as a profoundly negative economic […]
We are delighted to invite you to… Careers & Cocktails Want to shake-up your career outlook or stir your imagination to think beyond the PhD? Join us for an evening of discussion, networking and short talks ... over our aptly-named cocktails!* Recognising the growing challenges of postdoc life, Careers & Cocktails will help you rethink the possibilities […]
We are delighted to invite you to our Practice As Research Symposium that will be held at the University of Gloucester on 11th June 2018. Practice as Research > How do we reconcile action with the need to review? This symposium is aimed at building a Practice as Research community. It will allow students and staff to […]
“There is no way I could take an hour out of my busy schedule to do something nice, for a free coffee, to have a space to chat with people from different departments at different points in their studies. I have absolutely no time to maybe learn something or maybe share my knowledge and no […]
Anthony Downey Professor of Visual Culture in North Africa and the Middle East, Faculty of Arts, Design and Media (Birmingham City University) June 13, 2018 Time: 15:00-17:00 Venue: Lecture Theatre, School of Art If the disavowal or absence of legal and political representation before the law is a feature of being a refugee, then what […]
