The University’s Faculty of Arts and Humanities has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory, which will see the two organisations collaborating on a range of research projects. The new partnership will initially see members of Plymouth’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR) working alongside Moscow’s Scholarly Centre of Interdisciplinary… Continue reading Plymouth University signs research and education partnership with Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory
New filmwork by Claudia Pilsl made in response to Brexit
Walking the Line, a new filmwork made in response to Brexit by Claudia Pilsl, is screening on 16/17 July 2016 at the x-24 2016 24-hour cinema festival. This free festival, in Gainsborough, features more than 100 videos from over 100 artists from over 30 countries. It is curated and produced by Fenia Kotsopoulou and Daz… Continue reading New filmwork by Claudia Pilsl made in response to Brexit
Feature: “Learning to fail: are we teaching the right thing in the Arts?”
BY DUNCAN WILLIAMS I should warn you, dear reader, that the next few paragraphs might enrage you. I hope that at the least they might galvanize some opinions, and I don’t expect them all to be positive. Some of what follows is deliberately controversial. So, with the caveat emptor out of the way, let us… Continue reading Feature: “Learning to fail: are we teaching the right thing in the Arts?”
Message is 100
On 30th June 2016, Message – the Communication Arts research cluster at Plymouth University – celebrated its 100th research event. Message was founded in 2007. It is dedicated to the development and discussion of contemporary visual communication messages through research, particularly, but not exclusively, within graphic design, typography, illustration, fine art and publishing. Message is… Continue reading Message is 100
Feature: “Remembering Archaos: circus with attitude”
BY ROBERTA MOCK It was the summer of 1989 and my heart began beating double-time from the moment Archaos entered their tent on Edinburgh’s Leith Links. The maniacally grinning clown positioned two feet from my head started smashing a flaming baton against a metal tent support. To my left, sparks were flying from a similar confrontation… Continue reading Feature: “Remembering Archaos: circus with attitude”
7 July 2016: Symposium on the psychology of artistic creativity
You are welcome to attend the symposium, Psychology of Artistic Creativity, taking place on Thursday 7th July from 9:30am – 12:45pm as part of the Cognition Institute Conference at Plymouth University. It is free to attend. The session will feature talks from: Jon May (Plymouth University) – The psychology of artistic creativity David Sargeant (Plymouth University) – Thinking through fiction Emma Redding… Continue reading 7 July 2016: Symposium on the psychology of artistic creativity
Professor James Daybell launches new online history resource at the University of Oxford
On Wednesday 6 July 2016, Professor James Daybell (University of Plymouth) and Dr Kim McLean-Fiander (University of Victoria), co-directors of the British Academy/Leverhulme-funded digital humanities project ‘Women’s Early Modern Letters Online’ (WEMLO), will publicly launch their new online resource at the Faculty of History, University of Oxford. The project is major collaboration with the Mellon-funded Oxford-based… Continue reading Professor James Daybell launches new online history resource at the University of Oxford
Feature: “Professional Wrestling: Cultural history made by the people”
With a Cornish Pro Wrestling show coming up on Saturday, 23 July 2016, G.H. BENNETT offers a historian’s view of professional wrestling. ‘Wrestling – that’s fake, right?’ ‘Wrestling – that’s guys in tights or flowery briefs covered in body lotion, yes?’ Wrestling is usually, and swiftly, dismissed for a variety of reasons ranging from perceived artifice… Continue reading Feature: “Professional Wrestling: Cultural history made by the people”
Call for Papers: Art History New Voices Conference, 25 November 2016
Art Outside the Gallery AAH New Voices Conference 2016 25 November 2016 Plymouth University Keynote: Dr Jody Patterson (Plymouth University) Call for Papers Where do we see art? What impact do exhibition spaces have on how an artwork is received? Who is art created for? Who owns public art? New Voices 2016 encourages delegates… Continue reading Call for Papers: Art History New Voices Conference, 25 November 2016
The Sonification of David Bowie at the Port Eliot Festival
What does the sonification of David Bowie sound like? You can find out as part of the brand new science programme at the Port Eliot Festival, which takes place 28-31 July 2016 in St Germans, Cornwall. Dr Alexis Kirke, who is Senior Research Fellow in Plymouth University’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR), and Martyn… Continue reading The Sonification of David Bowie at the Port Eliot Festival