‘The Subject of Study – Collaboration in Research and Artistic Practice’ took place on 17 November 2016 and was aimed at exploring research collaborations in academic and artistic practice. The conference opened with an afternoon of researcher lead discussion, exploring different forms of collaborative practice and relationships between the agency of individuals engaged in collaborative research and […]Read Post ›
‘The Subject of Study – Collaboration in Research and Artistic Practice’ is aimed at exploring research collaborations in academic and artistic practice. The conference opens with an afternoon of researcher lead discussion, exploring different forms of collaborative practice and relationships between the agency of individuals engaged in collaborative research and the institutional or disciplinary context in which […]Read Post ›
We are currently planning a follow-up event to our May event that launched ‘Common Ground’ as an interdisciplinary research network aimed at building dialogue between academic researchers and communities who are the subject of research in Ireland, focusing on the experiences of the North. The follow-up event we are planning is a one-day conference is called […]Read Post ›
The late John Whyte famously observed that ‘relative to its size Northern Ireland is possibly the most heavily- researched area on earth; hundreds of books and thousands of articles have been published since the current troubles began there in 1968’. (1990: viii). Since his seminal ‘Interpreting Northern Ireland’ was published 25 years ago, many thousands […]Read Post ›
Many thanks to those who took part in last week’s conference at the University of Manchester and for contributing to a very successful day of conversations and debate. The event attracted twenty three speakers and participants, including emerging and established academics in the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Irish Studies, Drama and Performing Arts, and Screen Studies, […]Read Post ›
The late John Whyte famously observed that ‘relative to its size Northern Ireland is possibly the most heavily- researched area on earth; hundreds of books and thousands of articles have been published since the current troubles began there in 1968’. (1990: viii). Since his seminal ‘Interpreting Northern Ireland’ was published 25 years ago, many thousands […]Read Post ›
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