Showcasing research from the Culture & Creativity Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
Showcasing research from the Culture & Creativity Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
Dr Ruth Deller, Reader in Media and Communication, and Dr Sheldon Hall, Reader in Film and Television, spoke to BBC Radio Sheffield to discuss what makes a good classic film and the resurgence of old classics amongst young people. As well as talking about this year’s Clearing process. Listen back from 2:18:58.
Read moreSheffield Hallam University’s Impact VR team collected the prestigious 2023 Games for Change award for Luna’s Light in New York, USA. Luna’s Light is an enchanting adventure designed for upper limb rehabilitation. With an immersive fantasy world and an enchanted bow, it offers an engaging way to carry out therapy at home. The game was co-designed with physiotherapists and patients […]
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 Esther Johnson will present research from her ongoing social history arts project SHIPS in the SKY at the next ‘Changing Places‘ Space & Place group seminar convened by Dr Luke Bennett. This will take place on Wednesday 27 April between 2-4pm. You can sign up for this on Eventbrite. SHIPS in the SKY is a social history arts project recording the many lives of the majestic Hull & East Riding Co-operative Society store […]
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The Sheffield Hallam University Space & Place Group’s second interdisciplinary seminar on the theme of ‘changing places’, Changing Places #2: change and the material fate of place will be running 2-4pm on Wednesday, 27 April 2022. This online session will look at how (and why) people change places. Change of place, whether as regeneration, ruination, redevelopment or altered forms of use is […]
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In this blog post, Diane describes her experience of giving a talk on Fact, Fiction and Folklore in Film at the Centre for Contemporary Arts as part of the ‘Behind the Scenes’ events of Glasgow Film Festival in March 2022. Diane reflects:- The event was arranged by ‘Young Selectors’, a group of 18–21-year-olds with a passion for film, and the event […]
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‘It’s satisfying to learn the wealthy have problems’: why is reality TV obsessed with the super-rich? Reader in Media and Communication and the author of Reality Television: The TV Phenomenon That Changed the World, Dr Ruth Deller spoke to The Guardian about why reality TV often focuses on the super-rich. “Punching up rather than down is perhaps less problematic, especially […]
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Carmel O’Toole, senior lecturer in Media and Public Relations has been discussing the misinformation surrounding the Covid vaccine programme and the vast amount of complex detail the public has needed to assimilate since the pandemic began. The stories have been published in the Yorkshire Post and The Sheffield Star. “We’ve all become amateur scientists as Covid has gone on,” says […]
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Dr Ruth Deller, reader in media and communications spoke to BBC Radio Sheffield (listen again from 1.48.43) about the most successful TV shows of 2020. The interview discusses the important role TV played during the difficult year the nation faced. Top picks included the Netflix original The Crown, This Country, and Ghosts. Deller says the standout show of the year was […]
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Professor Anandi Ramamurthy has had her new book “Struggling to be seen: The travails of Palestinian cinema” published by Daraja Press. The book explores the challenges Palestinian filmmakers confront to develop a cinema that gives expression to the national narrative. It is based on collaborative research involving Film Lab Palestine, Sheffield Palestine Cultural Exchange and Sheffield Hallam University. It explores […]
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