Showcasing research from the Culture & Creativity Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
Showcasing research from the Culture & Creativity Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
News from CCRI researchers and their projects
Michelle Atherton was invited to participate in Reveil 2023, a live 24hr global broadcast for World Dawn Chorus Day which took place 6-7 May. The broadcasts followed the sun’s rise across the planet for the period of one day. Michelle contributed a broadcast from Eden Valley Burial Ground, Kent, as part her Ecstatic Rot research investigating our relationships with transience, […]
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Michelle Atherton was invited to contribute to the Association of Social Anthropologists conference at SOAS, London last month. The 2023 ASA conference ‘An Unwell World? Anthropology in a Speculative Mode’ focused on the world we live in today. Her practice-based presentation explored how undertaking a natural burial for a close relative led to realisations about the difficulty Western secular societies have […]
Read moreLab4Living’s adaptable sink design could extend our independence Hallam’s innovative Lab4Living are tackling a problem faced by many people with compromised physical ability – finding an affordable, easy-to-install, adaptable sink that can they can use independently. Hear from Principal Researcher, Heath Reed, to find out more about the project. Heath Reed currently works as one of the Lead Researchers delivering […]
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Inclusive Hallam: listen to a podcast on imposterism The latest discussion in the Inclusive Hallam event series was about imposterism. Associate Professor Dr Laura Kilby discussed what imposterism is, what causes it and how organisations can support colleagues who may be affected by it. Listen to the short podcast online. Dr Laura Kilby is Associate Professor of Social Psychology and […]
Read moreAssociate Professor Dr David Clarke spoke to BBC World Service Radio about government-reported UFO sightings, and his role in sorting through the reports. The recording is available here – Listen back from 14:11. Dr David Clarke is one of the UK’s leading authorities on contemporary legend and folklore. He is a co-founder of the Contemporary Legend research group at SHU […]
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Professor Virginia Heath has been selected for the prestigious International DOK.fest Munich Masters Pitch on 6th May with her new documentary feature research project, ‘She Sings of Murder and Love’. She is also presenting the project with Composer David McAulay in the competitive Composer’s Pitch on 7th May. The research project has been developed with funding from Screen Scotland; the […]
Read moreDr Diane Rodgers was recently interviewed for an episode of the popular US podcast ‘Digital Folklore’. The episode is called ‘Why is Old Tech Creepy? (Analog Horror, The Gothic & Hauntology)’, and the hosts interviewed Diane about her research relating to the communication of folklore and contemporary legend in the media, and the nostalgia and hauntological nature of physical media. […]
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Michelle Atherton has begun her new practice-based research residency Ecstatic Rot at Bethnal Green Nature Reserve, East London, investigating our relationships with transience, decomposition and recomposition as more-than-human activities. She is interested in finding experimental ways to explore ephemera: the loss and flows of materialities, including cycles of transformation across species and substances at Bethnal Green Nature Reserve. As part […]
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Fear 2000 is a conference series dedicated to twenty-first century horror media convened by Craig Ian Mann, Oli Hicks, Mars Nicoli and Kirstie Rutter at Sheffield Hallam University, hosted by the Centre for Culture, Media and Society and the Department of Media Arts and Communication at Sheffield Hallam University. The 2023 edition of Fear 2000, Horror Uncaged will be hosted both online […]
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Dying matters explores the complexities and consequences arising from some of our struggles to talk openly about death When is a right time for us to think about our preferences for end of life care and talk about our wishes? How important is it for us to relay this information to others, especially those who are closest to us? And […]
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