Archive for: May, 2024

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Event: Group exhibition preview for Stranger than fiction (runs until 9 June 2024) – Photography Research Group | Wednesday 5 June 6-8pm at at Phoenix Art Space, Brighton

The exhibition presents a selection of work by six artists from our Photography Research Group; Holly Birtles, Daniel C. Blight, Zoe Childerley, Fergus Heron, Asa Johannesson and Martin Seeds. Stranger than fiction Exhibition 5-9 June 2024 Phoenix Art Space, 10-14 Waterloo Place, Brighton, BN2 9NB With individual practices engaging with diverse themes, common to this exhibition are tensions between the real and imagined; embracing the strangeness of photography to comment upon social experiences, see places as they seem to appear, and evoke uncanny visions of worlds yet to be. Artists with work featured in the exhibition are practice-based researchers and lecturers contributing to teaching on the undergraduate and postgraduate photography courses in the fine art subject area of the School of Art and Media at the University of Brighton. The exhibition is kindly supported by the School of Art and Media at the University of Brighton. Exhibition opening times and visitor information: […]

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Event: Exhibition – Pavlov & the Kingdom of Dogs: A Secret History |  Until 1 June 2024 at 35 North Gallery, Brighton, BN1 1YB.

The exhibition is the outcome of an arts-based research project, collaboratively produced by Matt Adams, Principal Lecturer in Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Science and Jim Wilson, a designer and maker in the School of Art and Media, University of Brighton, with additional support from various technical specialists in SAM. Featuring a series of dioramas, combined with images, text and audio features, the exhibition reimagines an aspect of the life and work of Russian psychophysiologist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936). Remembered today for revolutionising psychology, here Pavlov’s dogs, once anonymous experimental subjects, take centre stage in a darkly playful twist on accepted androcentric and anthropocentric narratives, shattering preconceptions about Pavlov’s methods, supposedly docile experimental animals, and the universal laws of science. Tapping into our enduring fascination for miniature worlds, the three-dimensional scale models incorporate dogs, humans, lab equipment, surgical appendages, experimental procedures, parkland, architecture, interior design and medical technology.  Highlights include the sinister goings on in the Towers of Silence, an antivivisection […]

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Event: Book launch of new books by Center of Design History members – including Sue Breakell on 3 June 2024 6-8pm at Grand Parade, M2

The Centre for Design History is proud to announce new books by its members, Sue Breakell, Kate Guy, Hajra Williams, Claire Wintle, and their colleagues. Join us for a joint book launch, to hear from the authors and their colleagues about their respective projects, and to celebrate their success. For more information, see the Centre for Design History blog: here:https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/centrefordesignhistory/2024/03/21/event-book-launch-the-materiality-of-the-archive-and-histories-of-exhibition-design-3-june-2024/  

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Event: Symposium – Exploring Human-Animal & Multispecies Relations: Risk Taking in Research Methods Thursday 6 & Friday 7 June 2024 at Grand Parade

It is free to attend for a limited number of Brighton staff, but you do need to register -In-person & online, register here https://delegate.brighton.ac.uk/Exploring Human-Animal and Multi-Species Relations by 3rd June. ‘there is no such thing as the animal or the human-animal-relationship, but there is a whole spectrum of possible relationships’ (Colombino & Bruckner, 2023, p. 38) We are excited to welcome you to our symposium bringing together researchers venturing to make sense of human-animal relationships & multispecies entanglements, using novel, qualitative & creative research methods. The event includes two days of presentations, keynote lectures, lunch, and an evening reception. The programme is made up of a remarkably diverse set of presentations addressing all manner of human-animal and multispecies relationships. We are lucky to be able to represent an abundance of people, places, species and times across the programme, approached from a richly varied range of perspectives and methods. Full programme details here: v9_Multispecies_programme Supported by the AHRC […]

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Events: Themed events – links

The school will deliver six philosophical themed Research and Knowledge Exchange events to foster and grow our research culture and environment and to identify research strands which are key to our school ethos and future development.

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Event: Bearing Witness: Emma Stibbon & Richard Fisher in-conversation on 15 May 2024, 6.30 – 8pm This talk is related to Exhibition Emma Stibbon – Melting Ice / Rising Tides | 9 May -15 September 2024 at Towner, Eastbourne

Melting Ice | Rising Tides is Emma Stibbon’s first large-scale show at a major UK institution and will create an immersive experience for the viewer, aiming to act as a stark reminder that the seemingly remote events of polar ice sheet melt is directly connected with the changes that we are witnessing in our local, more familiar UK landscape. All staff and students of the University of Brighton now get free entry into Emma’s exhibition, you just need to present you University ID card at the ticket sales. There are events related to the exhibition – two panels and the screening event: https://townereastbourne.org.uk/whats-on/events Bearing Witness: Emma Stibbon & Richard Fisher in-conversation – Wednesday 15th May 2024, 6.30 – 8pm Standard Tickets £15 There is a reduced rate for UOB – For bookings the code to use is: BRG01 The exhibition will look at the warming environment of the polar regions and […]

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Event: Q&A with Julia Winckler – Across the Land and the Water: The Two Journeys of the Family Basch | 8 May 5:00 pm at Maggs Bros, London

On Wednesday 8 May at 5pm, there will be a special screening at Maggs Bros, London (Maggs Booksellers, 8 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DR United Kingdom + Google Map of ‘Across the Land and the Water: The Two Journeys of the Family Basch’. This is an intensely moving and beautifully crafted film by Second Generation artist Barbara Loftus. This will be followed by a Q&A hosted by cultural historian Julia Winckler, with the artist present. The event also marks the recent publication of the two-volume limited edition artist’s book, Barbara Loftus: The Distanced Observer. emia@maggs.com with ‘Barbara Loftus Screening’ as the subject heading. View Venue Website Image: Barbara Loftus, Passing (detail), oil on canvas. Posted by Karen Gainsford.  

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Event/News: Vanessa Marr discusses craft activisim and her work features (Domestic Dusters) at Craft Really works Exhibition 15-17 May 2024 at Shoreditch Town Hall

Craft Works is a collection of projects and approaches from all parts of the UK. The exhibition, Craft Really Works  is curated by Jade Ilke of the BBC’s series The Repair Shop, and brings together a varied selection of people to promote the benefits of collaborative crafting. Vanessa Marr’s work  is exhibited and she also is a participant on the panel discussion about Craft Activism. Find out more and register for free tickets here https://craftworks.show/register-now/ EVENTS ON THE 15 MAY 2024 to note: 10-12pm Employablity Session for Students 5.45 to 6.25 pm Craft Activism Vanessa Marr is being interviewed (by Jade Ilke) in a panel discussion ABOUT DOMESTIC DUSTERS Domestic Dusters is a collaborative, creative and craft-based project that includes submissions from women from across the world and from many different backgrounds. Each participant has responded to the open provocation: Women and Domesticity – What’s your Perspective? by embroidering their […]

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Opportunity: Design Foundations Round 5 – people centred and systemic design

If you are speaking to a UK registered business of any size who could benefit from your academic research expertise relating to people centred and systemic design to influence, inform and de-risk their future R&D activity contact University of Brighton Knowledge Exchange Manager Stuart Hedley on s.heldey@brighton.ac.uk by the end of May 2024 to discuss.   https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/1904/overview/1adff600-6c7a-4748-ba53-92b2d588e3d2  

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Event: Invitation to Professor Tamar Jeffers McDonald’s Inaugural lecture | Wednesday 22 May 2024 – Grand Parade, Sallis Benney Theatre.

I am delighted to extend the invitation to attend Professor Tamar Jeffers McDonald’s Inaugural lecture on movie magazines and Hollywood, on Wednesday 22 May 2024. Please register for the event by following this link to reserve your space. Everyone is welcome, whether or not you are involved in research. Inaugural lectures are free events and open to the public, so please feel free to share with your colleagues, networks, friends and family. Doors open at 6.00pm, with a 6.30pm start at the Sallis Benney Theatre, Grand Parade building, City Campus Read more about Tamar’s research here: Professor Tamar Jeffers McDonald “Movie magazines and Hollywood: An interdependent history”   Post based on invite sent by RKE Dean, Charlotte Gould by Karen Gainsford.  

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Event: Private view and drinks reception to celebrate the opening of exhibition Pavlov & the Kingdom of Dogs: A Secret History | 8 May 2024 6-8pm at 35 North Gallery, Brighton, BN1 1YB.

You are warmly invited to a private view and drinks reception to celebrate the opening of the exhibition Pavlov & the Kingdom of Dogs: A Secret History on Wednesday 8th May 6-8pm at 35 North Gallery, Brighton, BN1 1YB. An RSVP to matthew.adams@brighton.ac.uk would be appreciated to help us gauge numbers 🙂 A brief description of what’s involved: The exhibition is the outcome of an arts-based research project, collaboratively produced by Matt Adams, Principal Lecturer in Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Science and Jim Wilson, a designer and maker in the School of Art and Media, University of Brighton, with additional support from various technical specialists in SAM. Featuring a series of dioramas, combined with images, text and audio features, the exhibition reimagines an aspect of the life and work of Russian psychophysiologist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936). Remembered today for revolutionising psychology, here Pavlov’s dogs, once anonymous experimental subjects, take centre stage in a darkly playful twist on accepted androcentric and anthropocentric narratives, shattering preconceptions about Pavlov’s methods, […]

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News: The University of Brighton Design Archives will receive £315,000 from the Research England Museum, Galleries and Collections Fund –

Retaining their position among the country’s top archives to receive support, the Design Archives will receive £63,000 in each of the next five academic years. The award recognises that the Design Archives team, collections and facilities provide a unique and significant contribution to research, scholarship and research impact in the UK and internationally. Funds are only granted to institutions that serve both their own and the wider research community. The funding followed a competitive review of university museums and galleries, led by Dr Nick Merriman OBE, Chief Executive of English Heritage, and formerly, Chief Executive and Director of Content for the Horniman Museum and Gardens. See the University SharePoint feature for more details https://unibrightonac.sharepoint.com/sites/home/SitePages/University-of-Brighton-Design-Archives-receives-%C2%A3315,000-funding.aspx?dm_i=1SNX,8LD0W,9WGGSV,ZLP5G,1  Image: Sue Breakell Archive Director at the University of Brighton Design Archives, and a Principal Research Fellow and Lesley Whitworth  Deputy Curator and Senior Research Fellow in the University of Brighton Design Archives. Posted by Karen […]