Wild Gestures, the first collection by Plymouth University Lecturer in English and Creative Writing Lucy Durneen, has been shortlisted in the Best Short Story Collection category at the Saboteur Awards. Published by Midnight Sun Publishing, the book brings together stories of loss, desire and opportunities missed and was released in January this year. The winner… Continue reading Plymouth University lecturer short listed for short story award
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News about The Arts Institute at Plymouth University and its members.
Plymouth University Lecturer shortlisted for prestigious writing prize
An award-winning novelist and academic at the University has been shortlisted for the prestigious Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Alumnus, Tom Vowler, is one of just 21 writers to be selected from 6,000 entries for the honour of the best piece of unpublished short fiction in English. Tom, an Associate Lecturer in Creative Writing in the… Continue reading Plymouth University Lecturer shortlisted for prestigious writing prize
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
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
Eduardo Miranda publishes pioneering Guide to Unconventional Computing for Music
A pioneering new book, edited by Prof Eduardo Miranda, has just been published by Springer, on musical applications of unconventional computing. Guide to Unconventional Computing for Music (2017) explores how innovative new modes of computation may provide exciting new directions for future developments in the music industry, guiding the reader through the latest research in this emerging,… Continue reading Eduardo Miranda publishes pioneering Guide to Unconventional Computing for Music
Plymouth University PhD candidate wins Syngenta Photography Award 2017
Yan Wang Preston, who is a PhD candidate in Photography at the University of Plymouth, is the winner of the prestigious Syngenta Photography Award 2017 in the ‘Professional Commission’ category. The prize focuses on photography that explores global challenges. Yan is a British-Chinese artist primarily interested in how landscape photography can challenge myths and reveal hidden complexities… Continue reading Plymouth University PhD candidate wins Syngenta Photography Award 2017
Plymouth University Computer Music PhD candidate wins French award
Pierre-Emmanuel Largeron, a PhD candidate at the University of Plymouth, has been chosen to receive one of seven Trophées des Français de l’etranger 2017, which celebrate the achievements of French expatriates and francophones around the world. Organised by lepetitjournal.com, in partnership with national government, business and media, the awards on Tuesday 7 March were attended… Continue reading Plymouth University Computer Music PhD candidate wins French award
Call for Proposals: Routledge Book Series in ‘Material Readings in Early Modern Culture’
This series, edited by Professor James Daybell (University of Plymouth) and Professor Adam Smyth (Balliol College, University of Oxford), provides a forum for studies that consider the material forms of texts as part of an investigation into early modern English culture. The editors invite proposals of a multi- or interdisciplinary nature, and particularly welcome proposals that combine… Continue reading Call for Proposals: Routledge Book Series in ‘Material Readings in Early Modern Culture’
Plymouth University PhD candidate returns from ‘Mars’
Benjamin Pothier, a Plymouth University PhD candidate in the Planetary Collegium research group, is successfully back from a Mars analog expedition to the Atacama desert in Chile. On 1st February 2017, 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… Continue reading Plymouth University PhD candidate returns from ‘Mars’