University News Last updated 26 July 2024
探花直播 (BCU)听doctoral听students听explored听research entanglements听in arts, design, and media听at the听ninth annual听PGR听Studio听Conference.听
PhD students听from the听Faculty of听Arts, Design and Media (ADM)听shared their听work,听exchanged ideas, and听created connections across disciplines to strengthen听their research community.听
Opening听the听conference, Professor听Nicholas Gebhardt听commented:听鈥淭he great thing about today is听that it brings听the PhD community听together, moving outside of听their discipline areas.鈥澨�
Research can often be messy, added Professor Gebhardt, but the conference was an opportunity for delegates to embrace this.听
鈥淭he ethos of the day听was getting entangled and caught up in each other鈥檚 work and trying to figure out what the connections are 鈥撎齛s well as making new connections,鈥� said听Professor Gebhardt,听Associate Dean for Research, Innovation and Enterprise in the Faculty of ADM.听
鈥淚t鈥檚听an opportunity to听push听the parameters,鈥� said听Jaqueline Taylor, Doctoral Education Lead听for听ADM.听鈥淩ather than tidying up听entanglements听and presenting听a听linear narrative of research,听we鈥檙e听exposing them, to consider听what they can offer, as well as the challenges they pose.听
听鈥淲e want to harness听the听power听of entanglements by embracing them in听the research journey.鈥澨�
Joanna Callaghan听is听connecting听her experience as a land worker and artist听in her听art research practice PhD, exploring embodied knowledge听of听land听workers.听
鈥淚鈥檓 running a hands-on weaving workshop,鈥� she said.听鈥淲e鈥檙e going to听pull apart the tangle of听leaves and听branches and weave them into something.听
鈥淭his is a metaphor for the research experience.听听
鈥淚鈥檓 at the beginning of my PhD and feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the entangled threads of听my听research ideas.听By听weaving a structure and a pattern, we will physically create something that听will hold those research threads.鈥澨�
Joanna added:听鈥淢y PhD experience has been great so far.听It鈥檚 different to what I expected.听You鈥檙e not on your own.听There鈥檚 a lot of networking听and connections.听
鈥淔rom research takeovers and听groups to the conference,听I鈥檝e听found that getting involved听has been听really helpful for reflecting on my research.鈥澨�
The PGR Studio Conference听-听鈥楻esearch Entanglements: Exploring complexities and contradictions in Arts, Design and Media鈥櫶�-听included presentations and workshops.听
Research topics shared at the conference included:听
- identifying听barriers to music education,听
- using quantum physics to research English,听听
- recreating听traditional Chinese literati garden experiences,听听
- 鈥楳urder Song鈥� work-in-progress film,听听
- damping the flame of belonging,听听
- using different听forms of visual composition,听听
- and听exploring the traditional听Shuliang dyeing process听for sustainable fashion.听