Showcasing research from the Culture & Creativity Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
Showcasing research from the Culture & Creativity Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
Four years ago when BHS went into administration and the Hull store – one of the largest in the chain – closed its doors for the last time, Esther Johnson knew she had to act quickly. Esther, artist, filmmaker and professor of film and media arts at Sheffield Hallam University has been speaking to the Yorkshire Post about her Ships in […]
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In this Researcher Blog, Professor of Film and Media Arts Esther Johnson discusses SHIPS in the SKY, and the charity initiative and film she has made during lockdown, featuring Reece Shearsmith and John Godber amongst other Hull writers. Listen to Esther talk about the project charity campaign with Lyn Lockwood on The Philip Larkin Society podcast ‘Tiny In All That […]
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In the Shadow of the Beast by Esther Johnson “1970. I got elected, and six o’clock the day after I went [back] to work down the pit. I didn’t have two ha’pennies to rub together. I hadn’t got a bank account. I hadn’t got a car. We hadn’t any money. I went to work because I didn’t know when I […]
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WORK — ONLINE PREMIERE Friday 01 May from 10AM Live Q&A from 7PM On 01 May, International Workers’ Day, there will be the online premiere of WORK — an artist film project that explores ideas and realities of what work means for the way we live today, engaging directly with the experiences of contemporary working lives. Included in the screening […]
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The Future-proofing Our Collections: Unleashing the Power of Archive Film conference will see London’s Screen Archives bring together archivists, filmmakers, researchers, academics and archive film professionals on Thursday 12 March 2020. Hosted by the Museum of London, the day will include case studies, innovative approaches, presentations and discussions about archive film and its potential to bring together communities, build and […]
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Transnational Popular Culture as a Catalyst for Social Change Workshops Sheffield Hallam University, Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 June 2020 Call for contributions Changing minds changes lives. Popular culture has enormous discursive power which creates meaning through storytelling and performance, and can thus be used as a political tool for social change. Arts and Humanities put the human at the […]
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Professor Esther Johnson will be discussing her approach to live scored cinema in her research ASUNDER and new project in Vietnam DUST & METAL, during a panel event Marginalised Histories Through Live Cinema on 15th March at this year’s festival. Founded in 1987 in Austin, Texas, SXSW is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of […]
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Hinterland and Retreating the Line screen at immersive film/music event Shifting Sands in Scarborough Market Hall and Vaults Professor Esther Johnson’s artist film works Hinterland and Film and Video Umbrella and Hull City of Culture 2017 commission Retreating the Line both screen this Friday 17 January 2020 7PM – 9PM at Shifting Sands taking place at: Scarborough Market Hall and […]
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a ROLE to PLAY Professor Esther Johnson’s new artist film a ROLE to PLAY will premiere this Thursday 28th November 18:30 at QUAD in Derby. The screening is free and you can book HERE. Working with adult literacy group members, food bank users and volunteers connected to Freedom Community Project, a ROLE to PLAY shares experiences of contemporary working life […]
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This free day-long event hosted by Sheffield Hallam University’s Space & Place Group at Kelham Island Industrial Museum on 10 July 2019 (as part of the University of Sheffield’s From Brooklyn Works to Brooklynism programme) brings together academics from across SHU, and beyond, to explore different ways of researching spaces and places, specifically from the perspective of comfort and discomfort. This event […]
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