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. 19th April 2017, 1pm, CogNovo seminar room, Link buiding, 3rd Floor- Illusions, a Transtechnology seminar 20th April 2017, 1pm, Roland Levinksy Building 703- Jo Davies and Steven Smith, a Message seminar
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20th April 2017: Out of Order Film Screening
6pm, Jill Craigie Cinema, Roland Levinsky Building. Plymouth University Plymouth University in partnership with the University’s LGBT Forum will be showing the documentary Out of Order, followed by light refreshments and a Q&A session with Director/Producer Amanda Bluglass. Out of Order (2016) is a ground-breaking feature documentary directed by Plymouth University Associate Lecturer in Media… Continue reading 20th April 2017: Out of Order Film Screening
The 21st annual Digital Research in the Humanities & Arts Deadline extended
Due to popular demand the DRHA2017 DataAche Call for Papers has been extended until 30th April 2017. The 21st annual Digital Research in the Humanities & Arts (DRHA) conference hosted by The Arts Institute at the University of Plymouth “We’re drowning (not waving) in a sea of data – with data, data everywhere, but not… Continue reading The 21st annual Digital Research in the Humanities & Arts Deadline extended
U.S Premiere of Broadmead- The Movie
Broadmead – The Movie by artists Stanley Donwood and Mat Consume with an original score by Plymouth Univeristy researcher Dr John Matthias and Jay Auborn will have its US Premiere at the Colloquium for Unpopular Culture at NYU Tisch School for the Arts on April 17th. Broadmead in Bristol is an unregarded shopping centre, derided by some, ignored by… Continue reading U.S Premiere of Broadmead- The Movie
21st April 2017: Heritage Research Symposium
13.30-17.00, Room 108, Mast House The Arts Institute and School of Humanities and Performing Arts will be hosting a symposium around the theme of Heritage Research Programme 13.00-13.30: REF and Research Update (James Daybell) 13.30-13.45: Introduction and overview of ‘Cornerstone Heritage’ (James Daybell, History and Daniel Maudlin, History) 13.45-14.45: Session 1 Diana Walters (International Museums… Continue reading 21st April 2017: Heritage Research Symposium
Adam Benjamin featured in new book about international dance leadership
Adam Benjamin, Lecturer in Theatre and Performance, is one of six international dance artists featured in a new publication entitled Dance Leadership: Theory into Practice by Jane Alexandre (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017) This “what is”—rather than “how to”— volume proposes a theoretical framework for understanding dance leadership for dancers, leaders, and students of both domains, illustrated by… Continue reading Adam Benjamin featured in new book about international dance leadership
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. 28th March 2017 at 12.30pm, Roland Levinsky Building (RLB) 213 – Helen Walter on The Body and Design, a Design Knowledge seminar 29th March at 3pm in Rolle Building 018 – Embodied… Continue reading Arts and Humanities research events this week at Plymouth University
Feature: “Waiting for a cure: Oskar Kokoschka’s Portraits of Tubercular Patients”
By GEMMA BLACKSHAW The modern period has been historicised as one of heroic advancement in the visual arts, a time marked by artists’ experimentation with new materials and methods, and representation of new ways of seeing. What is less acknowledged in this history is the role played by medicine, a field which was also marching forwards… Continue reading Feature: “Waiting for a cure: Oskar Kokoschka’s Portraits of Tubercular Patients”
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. 21st-30th March 2017, Plymouth Arts Centre – How We Behave (part 3), film screenings from Moving Image Arts (MIA) research group. 21st March at 1pm in Roland Levinsky Building 213 –… Continue reading Arts and Humanities research events this week at Plymouth University
22 March 2017: Evening of Poetry and Marine Science
An evening of Poetry and Marine Science 22nd March 2017 at 5.30 pm at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory You are welcome to attend an evening of science, poetry and discussion, featuring talks and readings from five pairs of poets and scientists who have been working together to explore subjects ranging from algal blooms to ecosystem modelling, renewable energy… Continue reading 22 March 2017: Evening of Poetry and Marine Science