Showcasing research from the Culture & Creativity Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
Showcasing research from the Culture & Creativity Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
CCRI PhD candidate Wendy Ward has recently had two opportunities to engage the public with her developing early PhD work around clothing longevity. She shares them with us here. About the Author Wendy Ward is a PhD candidate at Sheffield Hallam University in Art & Design researching sustainability in fashion through the lens of people’s relationships with their clothes, and […]
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PhD student Cathy Soreny was recently invited to write a blog post ‘The Stories Beyond Words project: creatively reworking and reclaiming time’ for Redefining Stammering (a website run by activist and clinicians in the field of stammering and dysfluency pride). Cathy’s doctoral research project ‘Stories Beyond Words’ brings together people with communication impairments to explore voice and radical self-representation, co-creating […]
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Lab4Living is now advertising for three new PhD Studentships, to join its existing cohort of eight students. The studentships will support art and design led research projects that explore a range of socially urgent topics under the broader themes of the 100-Year Life and the Future Home. The studentships will focus on one of three research areas: Future-Proofing Life: Exploring Extreme […]
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In the latest issue of the Design Journal, editor Prof Paul Atkinson reflects on ‘Social Distancing‘ and how our altered behaviours in social spaces may remain long after the current pandemic subsides. Design may be called on to redesign services, interiors, products, transport and online communications to take our changed social behaviours into account. Design is often seen as an […]
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Description Sheffield is the latest in Dostoyevsky Wannabe’s series of ‘Cities’ anthologies, alongside Paris, Los Angeles, Berlin, and more. This anthology, edited by writer, artist and C3RI PhD candidate, Emma Bolland. The collection moves between fiction, poem and essay form: an experimental coming together of writing and the city. The book was launched at the Off The Shelf festival in […]
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About the author Sophie Parkes-Nield is a doctoral researcher in C3RI’s Centre for Contemporary Legend where she has recently embarked on a practice-based PhD. Sophie brings together creative writing and folklore in her doctoral research which will focus on British calendar customs. Sophie will travel throughout Britain to witness traditional customs and to interview local people about why they take part […]
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Morris: A Ghost for Today symposium William Morris Gallery, London E17 4FP Saturday 05 October, 10AM – 1PM Free to attend – register on Eventbrite here. Morris: A Ghost for Today is a symposium bringing together five contemporary, London-based artists to address the relevance of William Morris and why he matters particularly today, in these times of ecological and political instability. This […]
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A new exhibition curated by ADRC PhD student Jeanine Griffin, is announced at Site Gallery in Sheffield. The exhibition ‘A Strange Weave of Time and Place’ explores notions of aura & authenticity in the post-digital context. Among the artists whose work is featured are Sheffield Hallam University Art and Design Research Centre‘s PhD student Diana Taylor, Fine Art reader Penny McCarthy and recent SHU […]
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On Monday 24th June, the fourth in a series of critical arts in health events facilitated by ADRC PhD students Julie Walters and Sarah Smizz will consider Resistance and Resilience. Event 4: Resistance and Resilience. Working with Willow Withies In this workshop we will attempt to make wearable structures with willow, and as we consider a quote from Tim Ingold’s book, Making, […]
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Lab4Living is pleased to announce 8 new PD studentships in Art and Design. We invite PhD applications from candidates interested in joining Lab4Living: a design led interdisciplinary research group at Sheffield Hallam University, recognised for its world-leading research in design for health and award-winning products and interventions that positively impact on people’s lives. Lab4Living has secured national funding to build the […]
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