‘Broadmead: The Movie’ to be shown at the Whitechapel Gallery

The film ‘Broadmead: The Movie’ directed by Radiohead Artist, Stanley Donwood and Mat Consume with a score written by Plymouth University researcher John Matthias, and Jay Auborn will be shown at the Whitechapel Gallery, London on Thursday 19th October. The film will be followed by a Q & A with the directors and composers and… Continue reading ‘Broadmead: The Movie’ to be shown at the Whitechapel Gallery

Phil Smith’s new play is on tour

Plymouth University researcher Dr Phil Smith, reader in Theatre & Performance, new play is touring Austria and Germany this Autumn. ‘My Sister Syria’, co-written with Paul Stebbings, is a dramatic exploration of the current refugee crisis in Europe and its roots in the Middle East. The production aims to asks questions rather than give answers,… Continue reading Phil Smith’s new play is on tour

Volvo video showcases Eduardo Miranda’s brain computer research

Professor Eduardo Miranda

Plymouth University researcher Eduardo Miranda,  Professor of Computer Music, features in a stunning new video produced by car manufacturer Volvo. Forming part of the company’s Human Made Stories series, the video focuses on research he has been conducting with staff and patients at the Royal Hospital for Neurodisability. It follows the story of former violinist Rosemary Johnston and… Continue reading Volvo video showcases Eduardo Miranda’s brain computer research

‘Marx on the Wall’: Muralism and Anglo-American Exchange during the 1930s

Viscount (Jack) Hastings, 16th Earl of Huntingdon, Worker of the Future Upsetting the Economic Chaos of the Present, 1935, Fresco. Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ College, London.

Dr Jody Patterson, Associate Professor of Art History, Plymouth University, is a specialist on art and politics during the mid-20th century. Her research explores mural painting and the democratisation of culture through public art. Whilst her work to date has focused on developments in the United States, she has now addressed the relations between America… Continue reading ‘Marx on the Wall’: Muralism and Anglo-American Exchange during the 1930s

Plymouth University researcher visits Japan

Adam Benjamin, Lecturer in Theatre and Performance, has visited Tokyo to work with Integrated Dance Company – Kyo in preparation for the company’s upcoming visit to the UK. The dancers will participate in the integrated dance summer school run by the University’s School of Humanities and Performing Arts, and perform Open State, choreographed by Adam,… Continue reading Plymouth University researcher visits Japan

Twisted Brilliance: The 1909–1918 catalogue of Egon Schiele, as never seen before

p. 250, Egon Schiele, Self-Portrait with Lowered Head, 1912. © Leopold Museum, Vienna.

Gemma Blackshaw, Professor of Art History at Plymouth University, is an internationally acknowledged expert on the Austrian artist Egon Schiele (1890–1918). Her work on the sexual provocateur who shocked Viennese audiences with his explicit images of the naked and contorted body has been described in The Burlington Magazine as ‘densely documented, rigorously argued and delightfully… Continue reading Twisted Brilliance: The 1909–1918 catalogue of Egon Schiele, as never seen before

Plymouth University researcher to redesign Cambridge Council work space

Plymouth University researcher Jonathan Forster, lecturer in 3D design, has won a project to redesign the workspaces for Cambridge City Council. The project will feature employee engagement and will utilise a unique design methodology that Jonathan has been developing as part of his research. Employee engagement in the design of office space has been proven… Continue reading Plymouth University researcher to redesign Cambridge Council work space

David Sergeant awarded AHRC Research Leadership Grant

Congratulations to Dr David Sergeant who has recently been awarded a 2 year AHRC Research Leadership Grant. The award is a 2 year AHRC ECR Leadership Fellowship, titled Imagining Alternatives: Utopia, Community and the Novel,1880-2015. The project explores how the novel has been used since the late nineteenth century to imagine better forms of community, and… Continue reading David Sergeant awarded AHRC Research Leadership Grant

The Pronoun Utopia by David Sergeant

By David Sergeant  For a while now a lot of my research has been circling around ideas of utopia, and how it relates to prose fiction; a reading that has involved drawing on a range of fields and approaches, from narratology to environmental criticism. However, it wasn’t until I was a fair way into assembling… Continue reading The Pronoun Utopia by David Sergeant

Call for Applications: Research Showcase 2018

(Deadline 6 August) The Research Showcase 2018 is taking place from 22–26 January, and will see the University celebrate its research successes with a series of events for internal or external audiences. The Steering Group is now calling for event applications from staff and PhD students – and applicants are encouraged to propose either half… Continue reading Call for Applications: Research Showcase 2018