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
In the world of news and entertainment, it’s not only those in front of the cameras that become targets for online abuse – it’s a growing issue for those behind the cameras, too. Determined to help tackle the problem, Dr Jack Black (Associate Professor of Culture, Media, and Sport) recently visited Sky Studios to facilitate a workshop with Sky Sports staff. But will the […]
Read moreDr Ruth Deller, reader in media and communication, was a guest on BBC Radio Sheffield to discuss the premiere of the new series of Celebrity Big Brother. Listen back from 1:52:18.
Read moreJohn Kirkby on how Design Futures can support researchers Are the days of research findings being shared primarily through traditional academic papers and reports coming to an end? We caught up with John Kirkby (Creative Director) to discover how Hallam’s Design Futures Packaging team is helping researchers not only make a tangible impact, but also reach new and wider audiences. […]
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Professor Robbie Aitken on bringing forgotten history to light Ahead of his free-to-attend inaugural lecture – The Last Forgotten Victims of the Nazis? The Nuremberg Race Laws as a Threat to Black German Futures (Wednesday 20 March) – Professor Robbie Aitken has been discussing his professorship, his career to date, and his hopes of challenging society’s ideas about history. Professor […]
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It’s fantastic to see the photographs from Professor Esther Johnson’s ‘The Beacons of Hull’ book featured in ‘The Grid’ section of The Observer on Sunday 25th February: Growing up in Hull, Esther Johnson loved the city’s distinctive cream telephone boxes. They are cream instead of red because Hull was the only place in England where the local council ran the public phone […]
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Professor Anja Louis’ Professorial Inaugural Lecture “The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful: Women, Law and Pop Culture” Sign up here! All welcome. 1800 – 2030, Wednesday 06 March 2024 Sheffield Hallam University – Peak Lecture Theatre, Level 5 Owen Building, City Campus, Hallam Square, Sheffield, S1 2LX As an early celebration of International Women’s Day (8 March), this interactive professorial […]
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Apartheid: A Cultural and Political History A lecture by Andrew Feinstein took place on Wednesday 06 December 2023 at Cantor Building, Sheffield Hallam University. Organised by the Anti-Racism Research Group and the Palestine Education Network, this lecture enabled staff, students and the public to explore an important cultural and political concept for our time. Audio of the lecture is available […]
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Peter Spence (Senior Lecturer in Film and TV) is presenting at the University of Notre Dame’s Unhomed, Unhoused, Homeless: An Interdisciplinary Conference, on Saturday 2 March 2024. Peter’s talk “Homelessness in the Film Work of Michelangelo Antonioni” will be presented via Zoom as part of the conference on homelessness and representation, history, activism, mediation, policy, youth, climate change, and other […]
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A research project and evidence-based board game designed to help prepare children for court through play has won the Crystal Scales of Justice Prize. The game has been designed with Design Futures Packaging. The game builds on research by Dr Marilena Kyriakidou, a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU), and has been developed with the Design […]
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ON THE RADAR research seminars promote the sharing of knowledge across the entire Sheffield Hallam University community – all are welcome, free to attend. Our next talk is by Dr Harriet Earle (English and Creative Writing) with Where are the women in American Comics of the Vietnam War?, as below: Where are the women in American Comics of the Vietnam […]
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