This May and June Cornerstone Heritage, the University of Plymouth’s heritage research group, presents three weeks of (almost) daily talks by leading experts on the history and heritage of the historic built environment hosted by the Earl of Devon at Powderham Castle. ‘Cornerstone at Powderham’ is part of the University of Plymouth’s wider on-site investigation… Continue reading Cornerstone Heritage at Powderham Castle-Summer Lectures
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25th May 2017: Soil Erosion Challenges in East Africa- an interdisciplinary approach
6pm | Stonehouse Lecture Theatre The Jali Ardhi project aims to evaluate the impact of soil erosion on both the environme ntal and social resilience of communities in East Africa. With growing land-use pressures and consequent severe soil erosion, many East African socio-ecological systems are at a tipping point. Field-based research is being undertaken in… Continue reading 25th May 2017: Soil Erosion Challenges in East Africa- an interdisciplinary approach
Arts and Humanities research events this week at Plymouth University
The following research events are taking place in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities this week. Please contact theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk if you would like further information. 16th May 2017, 7pm in Roland Levinsky Building Lecture Theatre 2 – Prof Lucy Bland on “Britain’s ‘Brown Babies’: The Children of Black GIs and White Women Born in World War… Continue reading Arts and Humanities research events this week at Plymouth University
22nd June 2017: Territories
22nd and 23rd June 2017 | Plymouth University This two-day symposium will offer an insight into artistic practices that engage with concepts of territories within contemporary culture. Possession is a necessary condition when space is framed as ‘territory’, whereas landscape may be considered in purely aesthetic terms. When landscape is territory, we can think of… Continue reading 22nd June 2017: Territories
I explored the Atacama dessert as if it were Mars
The art-researcher and Planetary Collegium student Benjamin Pothier joined a geological and glaciological expedition in the Chilean desert, in conditions similar to Mars. He joined a group of explorers and climbers, including astronaut candidates from the PoSSUM program, for a 15 day expedition to one of the harshest environments on Earth and the most similar environment… Continue reading I explored the Atacama dessert as if it were Mars
1st June 2017: The Moon in Orbit- Foxy News Investigative storytelling
1pm | 1st June 2017 | Jill Craigie Cinema Artists Natalie G’NAT Wetzel and Mark Andrus orbit again from The Moon, their transdisciplinary studio in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Foxy News, a tale about a giant fox and a determined ‘shooter’ who investigate causes of emotional derailing while riding trains through foreign lands. This strange… Continue reading 1st June 2017: The Moon in Orbit- Foxy News Investigative storytelling
Plymouth University researcher’s song is unveiled in Clash Magazine
John Matthias, Associate Professor in Sonic Arts at Plymouth University, new song has been unveiled in Clash Magazine. ‘Same Vapour’ is the first track to be made public on the forthcoming album ‘Race to Zero’ by John Matthias and Jay Auborn. Their album can be pre-ordered here.
Arts and Humanities research events this week at Plymouth University
The following research events are taking place in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities this week. Please contact theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk if you would like further information. 9th May 2017, 12.30pm, Roland Levinsky Building 213 – Keith Brown, a Design Knowledge seminar 10th May, 1pm, Scott 102 – Land/Water round table discussion 10th May, 2pm – ‘Ubiquity’, an… Continue reading Arts and Humanities research events this week at Plymouth University
18th May 2017: Photographies
18 May & 19 May, 2017 309 Regent St, University of Westminster, London UK To celebrate their tenth anniversary, photographies journal is holding a two-day conference. Bringing together a range of international speakers, it promises to be a defining event engaging and interrogating the contemporary condition and currency of the photographic image. Talks will address… Continue reading 18th May 2017: Photographies
16th May 2017: Multisensory Aesthetics Symposium
10.30am – 6pm | Link 3 The Multisensory Aesthetics project at Plymouth University is a transdiciplinary collaboration between psychology, fine art, 3D design and sound art, designed to explore the creation and perception of multisensory artworks. As part of the project you are invited to a one day workshop exploring the use of multisensory techniques… Continue reading 16th May 2017: Multisensory Aesthetics Symposium