“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 […]
We will have a number of presentations including a screening of Stuart Whipp's new film, "Necessary Amendments" (followed by a book launch); Demitrios Kargotis will talk about his recent Arts Council funded project and its post production phase; and Nat Muller will be presenting an overview of her curated show for the Venice Biennial. As part of this Art Activisms event, the second to date, we will be inviting […]
The second event in our Art Activisms Research Cluster is titled "Critical Methodologies and Research Practices". It will take place on June 5, 2019 at Eastside Projects 4-7pm. This research seminar will bring together 5 speakers to examine how practice-led research can collaboratively generate a series of questions about critical methodologies within academic institutions. Speakers will discuss the impact of research outputs, forms […]
Dr. Sid Peacock (BCU) Balancing Act - A learn-as-you-go approach to developing a unique festival with an international vision Sid Peacock will be talking about the Surge in Spring festival that has just delivered its 3rd year. The festival presents music from around the world ranging from amateur to professional acts. There is a focus on new […]
What should a PhD thesis look like when it is completed, and what are the different forms practice-based, practice-led and traditional theses can take? If you are interested in how to ‘pimp your thesis’, then this is the workshop for you. We will reflect on the adjustments and modifications you can make to your thesis to make […]
Dr. Sarah Raine (BCU) Keychange at Cheltenham Jazz Festival: Challenges for women musicians in jazz and ways forward for equal gender representation at jazz festivals This paper considers an AHRC-funded Creative Economy Engagement Fellowship project in partnership with Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Now half way through, Sarah will present her reflections upon this partnership project, initial themes that are emerging […]
ALL WELCOME! This event is FREE but booking is essential. Reserve your ticket here Doctoral candidates David Osbaldestin, (CPHC/Birmingham City University) and Judith Davies (CPHC/University of Birmingham) will present a range of political ephemera and other documentation held in the Cadbury Research Library. David, a typographic historian, and Judith, a social and cultural historian, will talk about their research and […]
This is the second of two gatherings for our mentors and mentees to share mentoring stories in Birmingham City Centre. New applicants will also be joining to become part of the mentoring community and get a flavour of what our mentoring partnerships look like. Current and future mentors and mentees will be invited separately to this mentoring […]
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 […]
Dr. Heli Reimann (University of Helsinki) Jazz-orgasm 1967: Tallinn ’67 jazz festival and Soviet jazz culture in the 1960s Russian pianist Yuri Vicharev in his book ‘The things to recall..’ talks about Tallinn ’67 jazz festival as an ‘orgiastic’ moment in the history of Soviet jazz festivals. I would go further and claim that the festival […]
