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Centre for Qualitative Research 'In Conversation" this Wed 1 pm Fenge & Jones
BU research, PG research, Research news, Uncategorized Kip Jones
This Wednesday at 1 pm in RLH 201
Lee-Ann Fenge and Kip Jones converse about a focus group that became an innovative journal article, and now about to become a short 'script in hand' performance by YOU the audience!
"I'm her partner. Let me in!"
All BU staff and students welcome!
See all of the 'In Conversation' CQR Seminars listed here.
Tags: Centre for Qualitative Research focus groups Kip Jones Lee-Ann Fenge performance performative social science script writing
Emotion, Power and Politics in Richard III, 8 July, 6.30pm, BU at the Freud Museum – Tickets now available
BRIAN, BU research cyates
'The Psycho-Cultural Dynamics of
Emotion, Power and Politics in
Friday 8th July 2016,
The Freud Museum, 20 Maresfield Gardens, London NW3 5SX
https://freud.org.uk/events/76491/the-psycho-cultural-dynamics-of-emotion-power-and-politics-in-richard-iii/
The Freud Museum in association with Bournemouth University and the Media and Inner World research network present a special panel discussion on the themes of Shakespeare's Richard III and the motivations of its characters and the play's relevance for contemporary understandings of emotion and politics. The event includes the performance of some key speeches from the play as performed by actors from the award-winning theatre ensemble, The Faction.
Panel speakers include:
Michael Rustin (University of East London), Margaret Rustin (Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust), Rachel Valentine Smith and Mark Leipacher (The Faction) Chair: Candida Yates (Bournemouth University).
Followed by a drinks reception 8-9pm
& celebration of Candida Yates' latest book,
The Play of Political Culture, Emotion and Identity, Palgrave Macmillan
Tags: emotion masculinity narrative research performance political culture politics psychosocial studies Public enagagement
Shakespeare festival: open call for digital ideas
international, Knowledge Exchange and Impact Team jcodling
BBC Arts Online and the British Council, supported by the GREAT Britain campaign, are collaborating to enable audiences, in the UK and overseas, to experience and discover the best of British Shakespeare in all art forms. The plan is to open with a 24 hour live-stream on 23 April 2016 and to offer new content on a regular basis over six months.
The British Council, on behalf of the GREAT Britain campaign, is calling for ideas from artists and cultural organisations across the UK. Funding is available for international rights clearances and to support the production of new content.
Five key cultural organisations are already working with to provide world-class content – Shakespeare's Globe, The Royal Opera House, the British Film Institute, Hay Festivals and the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Shakespeare400 consortium coordinated by King's College.
The content will be hosted on BBC Shakespeare Lives (bbc.co.uk/shakespearelives ) and promoted internationally by BBC Worldwide online ( bbc.com/culture) so global rights need to be cleared . The campaign will be supported by social media campaigns in order to drive audiences to this unique festival.
This is an unprecedented partnership project for the BBC and the British Council and believe it has great potential for all organisations involved to increase their international reach and reputation.
How can I get involved?
We are particularly looking for ideas which appeal to younger audiences and convey the diversity and creativity of the UK's Arts sector. If you are interested in applying, please complete the attached form.
APPLICATIONS CLOSE TUESDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2016
Click here for more information including the application form.
Tags: bbc British Council Digital performance Shakespeare
Seen But Seldom Heard
BU research, Featured academics chodges
Young people working to change perceptions of disability through poetry and performance
A collaboration between the Media School (Dr Caroline Hodges), the School of Health and Social Care (Wendy Cutts & Dr Lee-Ann Fenge) and Victoria Education Centre, Poole.
In February of this year, we were awarded funding from the BU Fusion Fund to begin work on the 'Seen But Seldom Heard' project. 'Seen but Seldom Heard' is an innovative 'arts activism' project through which young people living with a physical disability (aged 14-19 years) can engage in creative activities designed to encourage them to reflect on their lived experiences and to empower them to challenge societal perceptions of disability through poetry and performance. The performance poetry work which has been supported by professional poets, Liv Torc and Jonny Fluffypunk, also offers the group of budding young poets a 'voice' to participate in conversations regarding policies and practices which affect them.
The project has so far resulted in a series of co-produced performances including a Paralympics venue in Weymouth as part of the Cultural Olympiad supporting headline performance poet, John Hegley, and The Bridport Open Book Festival, the largest performance poetry event in the country. The performances were an important way to engage with the general public and positively influence perceptions of disability and we hope to stage similar events during 2013. We have also produced a book of the group's poetry (the sale of which has paid for an additional 2 poetry workshops at the school) and a full-length documentary will be premiered at BU on the afternoon of December 7th as part of Disability History Month.
There have been a number of beneficiaries from the work. First and foremost the young people who have taken part, together with their peer group at Victoria Education Centre. The project has had such a profound impact upon pupils and staff that the school is raising funds for a 'poet in residence' to support future performance poetry activity. In direct response to posting a 'taster' of the Seen But Seldom Heard documentary on YouTube (attracting 1,500 views to date from as far afield as Australia, the US and South America), we have received emails and comments from others with direct experience of disability, disability activists, educationalists and care providers thanking and encouraging the young poets and the project team for providing aspiration and positive role models.
In the next phase of the project, which we hope to commence as soon as funding is secured, we also plan to develop a 'live schools tour' and audio-visual educational package for use in secondary schools and youth clubs to raise awareness amongst young people of what it is like to live with a physical disability. In addition to public engagement and education activity, we are also disseminating the project outcomes and methodology through seminars and conference presentations during 2013 and journal articles.
A short preview to the full-length documentary can be viewed at: http://microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk/seen-but-seldom-heard/2012/09/25/documentary-taster/
For more information on the December 7th film screening and to confirm your attendance please visit:
http://studentportal.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/local-assets/events/Disability%20History%20Month%202012.pdf
Samples of the group's poetry can be found at: http://microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk/seen-but-seldom-heard
Tags: disability performance poetry seen but seldom heard young people
This Friday! Seen but Seldom Heard: Taking disability, poetry and the human voice to the next level
Public engagement Naomi Kay
Liv Torc
This Friday marks the 2nd event in the series of "Seen but Seldom Heard" events that are helping to give young disabled people a voice through poetry. Taking place in the Marconi Lecture Theater at Talbot Campus this event features voices of professional performance poets alongside the students from the Victoria Education Centre performing their work.
'Seen but Seldom Heard' is an on-going collaboration between academics from Bournemouth University, pupils from Victoria Education Centre and performance poets, Liv Torc and Jonny Fluffypunk, which enables young people living with a disability to find a voice through poetry. The teenagers involved have produced potent and emotive poems which explore perceptions and representations of disability within society using their own individual and collective experiences. Find out more on their website along with examples of poems produced by the young people and a taste of what the event will involved.
After the stunning success of their inaugural event at the ICCI360 Arena in Weymouth you don't want to miss out on this opportunity to see these performances so please RSVP now to reserve your place! The performance will begin at 5:00pm and will be followed by a drinks reception where a poetry book will also be available for purchase with proceeds going towards the funding of a Poet in Residence at Victoria Education Centre.
Where: Marconi Lecture Theatre
When: 5pm Friday 21st September
Cost: Free but you should RSVP now to reserve your place!
Tags: disability HSC jonny fluffypunk liv tork performance poetry public engagement seen but seldom heard talbot campus
University rankings 'focus too much on research performance'
EU Corrina Lailla Osborne
International university rankings are not transparent and focus too much on research performance and elite universities, according to a report released on 17 June by the European Universities Association.
Rankings encourage accountability, but are biased and insufficiently transparent, the authors say…..For instance, humanities are ignored by the bibliometric indicators used in global league tables.
The EUA study reviewed 13 international university rankings, and was funded by the Robert Bosch Stiftung in Germany and the Portuguese Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
Tags: EUA performance rankings