BCMCR Research Seminar – Journalism, Activism, Community – Satire and imperial longings in journalism 1600-1730 Wednesday 13 February 2019 C284, Curzon B, Birmingham City University Free registration at this link Dr. Allaina Kilby (Swansea University) From Ridicule to Advocacy: Researching TV satire in the Trump Era TV satire has been commended for its adoption of fourth estate attributes […]
BCMCR Research Seminar – Journalism, Activism, Community – Reflections on the USE-IT! Project 1600-1730 Wednesday 20 February 2019 C284, Curzon B, Birmingham City University Free registration at this link USE IT! is an exciting and innovative 3-year programme launched in early 2017, to create a new ‘place-based’ community of social entrepreneurs and like-minded individuals who want effect […]
BCMCR Research Seminar – Journalism, Activism, Community - Short takes on borders and hinterlands 1600-1730 Wednesday 27 February 2019 C284, Curzon B, Birmingham City University Free registration at this link Short takes on the “borders and hinterlands” theme by: Bob Calver Dave Harte Ross Hawkes Dima Saber Alessandro Sorrentino Jerome Turner About Borders and Hinterlands With […]
1630-1730 Wednesday 6 March 2019 C284, 2nd floor Curzon B Birmingham City University Free registration at this link Members of the History, Heritage and Archives research cluster will give short outlines of their current ‘Work in Progress’. Further details TBC. *Please note the 4:30 start time*
Kirsty Fraser (VooFoo Studios / Rainbow Game Jam) Why Queer Game Jams Are Important A lack of representation in games has been an issue for a while, and especially with a more diverse audience playing these games, why are the characters in the games we play not reflecting this? "Why Queer Game Jams Are Important" […]
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 […]
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 […]
This first seminar of the new series sees the launch of our theme for the year. Iain Taylor will be offering an overview of the concept of materiality, locating it within a historical and critical context, highlighting the contested nature of the term, and offering examples of its growing importance in the fields of media […]
Dr. Oliver Carter (BCU) Sex 69: London, Denmark and Beyond In September 2018, Dr Oliver Carter was awarded British Academy funding to explore the transnational development of the British pornography business, focusing specifically on its relationship with Scandinavia and the Netherlands. Many histories of the adult entertainment business tend to identify Scandinavia as pioneers of hardcore […]
Dr. Vicky Ball (De Montfort University) Writing Women into Histories of British Television Drama Over the past year the high levels of inequality women in the so called ‘creative’ grades of television have been highlighted by reports by Directors UK and the Writers Guild of Great Britain detailing the high levels of inequality which exist […]