Best The In Sight Photography Project Podcasts (2025)

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Listening with images: Photography as method in creative practice research 54:28

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This presentation explores photography as method in creative practice research, demonstrating how lens-based methodologies create unique opportunities for expression, reflection, and knowledge creation beyond traditional research approaches. The research illustrates how photography’s accessibility and immediacy make it particularly effective for fo…

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Intersecting the tourist gaze with visual arts practice-based research 58:47

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In this seminar, Dr Louise Todd will discuss her visual arts practice-based research to understand the visual culture of tourism and the tourist gaze thesis (Urry & Larsen, 2011). Here, it is suggested that tourists’ and others’ visual practices and performances, such as photography and sightseeing, form an intersection of gazes (Crang, 1997; Lutz …

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Sonic postcards as an arts-based approach to encourage collaboration 58:47

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In this session, we would like to discuss a recent project that explores some of the ways in which arts-based thinking and practice might intervene productively to support transformative action and environmental planning at the local level. A project with George Revill from the Open University used arts-based practice to find ways of opening up spa…

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Practice As Research in the studio 48:19

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Andy will use this presentation to discuss aspects of his practice and inquiry. He will use the gallery space and the presentation to explore how he is progressing in the latest commission for the Winter Sculpture Park at the Thamesmead estate with Gallery No32. He has shown his art both in the UK and internationally, including exhibitions in Japan…

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KURT TONG - books that inspire you / Bram Stoker / Mike Flanagan / Philip Pullman 3:57

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Welcome to the Photo Vault, featuring books that inspire you! Today, we’re exploring the work of one of my favorite storytellers in the form of a photo book that uses a lot of vernacular photography—Kurt Tong. Listen to this episode to gain insight into why he values these three bodies of work. Dracula - Bram Stoker The Haunting of Bly Manor - Mike…

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ROY NG - neo-colonialism / cultural agenda / photography 37:11

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In this episode, I take you to Singapore, where I attended the Singapore International Photo Festival with the Myanmar Photo Archive. During my time there, I met Roy Ng, a curator at the National Gallery Singapore. Our conversation quickly turned into a deep dive into the evolving cultural landscape of Singapore—how the city-state is positioning it…

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CHIARA CAPODICI - Creating accessibility for photo books 42:41

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In this episode of The Photo Vault, we speak with the wonderfully insightful Chiara Capodici about her experience in the photobook world. From the "mythical times" in Europe 20 years ago to today's bookselling landscape, portfolio reviews, and photobook publishing, Chiara shares her journey and perspectives. Chiara runs Leporello Books in Rome, Ita…

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CHANTAL RENS - books that inspire you: Diekman Miep / Hans van der Meer / Roland Topor 6:32

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We all need inspiration, and books can certainly provide it. Today, we explore some wonderfully unusual inspirations from Dutch collage artist Chantal Rens. Her book selections stem from her deep love for animals. Discover more through her descriptions, and see links to the books she discusses below: Mijn lama, Diekman Miep Counting sheep Hans van …

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KURT TONG - archives, fiction and other storytelling 38:14

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Meet Kurt Tong, an award-winning photographer and storyteller who has crafted some of the finest narratives in recent years, blending archival and vernacular photographs with personal storytelling. In our conversation, he gives a very honest account of why he left photojournalism and how to rethink your goals as an artist. Enjoy this conversation! …

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CHIARA CAPODICI - 3 Books that inspire you: Sebastian Bruno / Ciro Battiloro / Roberto Calasso 1:32

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3 Books That Inspire You Today with Chiara Capodici, who runs Leporello Books in Rome. Chiara brings a deeply philosophical approach to photobooks and bookmaking. Tune in to hear about her two current favorite photobooks and her all-time favorite author. She recommends the following books and authors Tara - Sebastian Bruno Silence is a gift - Ciro …

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Discomfort and vulnerability as a research process. 58:31

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In this seminar, Leri Price discusses discomfort and vulnerability within the context of her research with Syrian women living in Scotland. Creative methods are often embraced as a means of addressing the power imbalance between participant and researcher. Committing to this does involve risk on the part of the researcher, however. How can research…

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WAR & PEACE - REVU issue 2 - The Vernacular Social Club 14:03

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This episode of The Photo Vault accompanies the latest edition of REVU magazine, titled War & Peace. REVU is the Vernacular Social Club’s print outlet, covering a variety of subjects. Although there is much to say on War & Peace, this episode was not easy to create. We decided to touch on a few aspects of War & Peace in photography and in general. …

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ARLES Les Rencontres de la photographie - Report on photo books 37:01

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In this episode, you will follow Lukas as he explores the photobook world at Les Rencontres de la Photographie d'Arles, a fantastic photo festival in the south of France that has been running since 1970. Lukas talks to publishers, artists, fair organizers, and bookshop owners about the festival, the book market, and how the photobook has evolved in…

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Pedagogy, practice, play, and participation: Mutual learning in a co-created youth wellbeing project. 51:35

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In this seminar, Dr Julia Puebla Fortier discusses co-production between an academically trained researcher, artists, and young people. One of the exciting possibilities for practice as research is gathering and acting on insight at all stages of a project’s evolution. Using principles of co-production and reflective learning, researchers, delivery…

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Cemre Yeşil Gönenli - 3 Books that inspired you / Sophie Calle / Alec Soth / Chien-Chi Chang 13:26

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In this episode of The Photo Vault, we receive book recommendations from the Istanbul-based artist Cemre Yeşil Gönenli. Her book choices are varied and full of emotional connections to her own journey of becoming a photo artist. Listen to her colourful stories of how books can inspire and change your perspectives. Listen also to a previous episode …

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Gu.Pho Vernacular Photo Festival 26:25

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In this Episode of The Photo Vault we are going to explore a very peculiar Vernacular Photo Festival in Italy. Gu.Pho. Our host Lukas went South to work on an exhibition of the Vernacular Social Club as well as an installation for his new book “A tiny visual history of the Moustache”. Gu.Pho festival, in the wonderful town of Guigla, about 40 minut…

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Exploring local cultural forms, engaging stakeholders, and informing policy and curriculum through arts-based research methods 58:38

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In this talk, Professor Ananda Breed will provide case study examples regarding the use of arts-based methods for a four-year Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) project entitled Mobile Arts for Peace: Informing the National Curriculum and Youth Policy for Peacebuilding in Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Indonesia…

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Creativity In Education: International Perspectives 1:14:59

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Celebrating the publication of the new edited volume by Nicole Brown and Amanda Ince from UCL Institute of Education and Karen Ramlackhan from University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Creativity has become a buzzword across all disciplines in education and across all phases, from early years through to tertiary education. Although the meaning of…

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Practice As Research in counselling: The development of a model of counselling for sight loss. 43:57

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In this seminar, Dr Mhairi Thurston discusses Practice As Research in counselling. “You feel as though someone’s chipped a bit out of your heart and your soul”. Practice as research in counselling: The development of a model of counselling for sight loss. This talk outlines the mental health impacts of sight loss, through lived experience and throu…

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Erik Kessels - say no and get disrupted 44:47

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In this episode of The Photo Vault, we discuss with Dutch artist and editor Erik Kessels why it is important to have an opinion and dislike things, as well as why it is most important that young artists get paid. Erik is a prolific book and exhibition maker, known for his narrative creation through appropriated images. Take a look as well at Erik’s…

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Entanglements: Practice As Research and “thinking-with” in prison education research. 53:21

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Lucy Harding has used several creative methods throughout her research of prison education spaces. This includes informally thinking-with drawing, weave, and stitch and more formally researching with walking interviews, a ‘visual matrix’ method (Froggett, Manley & Roy, 2015) together with diffractive analysis. Each time she has chosen these methods…

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Thomas Sauvin - a mine full of silver 39:59

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Follow French editor and artist Thomas Sauvin on his journey from a Chinese language student to the collector and editor of an enormous archive that he continually augments from a dumpsite in Beijing. With his project, Beijing Silvermine, he has produced humorous and intelligent publications over the last 10 years, granting us access to a specific …

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Everyday imaging - the analogue and the digital realm 26:30

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In this episode, we delve into a talk event on Vernacular Photography that took place in November 2023. Our host, Lukas, was one of the speakers and has encapsulated a myriad of ideas, thoughts, and practices surrounding everyday imaging that were presented during the event. The talk was organized by the Eidolon Center in Budapest, a new institutio…

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Thweep Rittinaphakorn - learning about yourself through collecting 35:49

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In this episode, we meet Thweep Rittinaphakorn, also known as Ake, in Bangkok, and explore his collection of photographs from Myanmar during the colonial era. Ake is an expert in Myanmar textiles who ventured into collecting photography and released a photobook from a very different background. His collection is fascinating and multi-layered, as he…

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Annebella Pollen - rejects are the majority and why we should study packaging 44:57

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This episode of The Photo Vault prompts us to question the world around us by examining product packaging, which often reinforces and perpetuates stereotypical norms in various aspects of our lives. Our guest, Annebella Pollen, a professor of Visual and Material Culture, author of numerous books, and an avid collector, delves into some of her proje…

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Lucy Sante - on being a bilingual writer and how vernacular photography changed her life 35:17

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In this episode, we hear thoughts, ideas, and stories from writer, critic, educator, and artist Lucy Sante. She has a fascinating history and engagement with photography, writing on photography, and collecting. She has turned some of her collections into books and tells us about how she retrieved the photographs that went into titles such as 'Evide…

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Sticky, Sick, Stuck: Researching equity in the Canadian public arts 53:40

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In this seminar, Shanice Bernicky discusses her work as a researcher-in-residence with Mass Culture, a Canadian national arts support organization. How do we balance funder expectations and our ethical commitments to our research collaborators? In this session, PhD student Shanice Bernicky (Carleton University, Canada) discusses her work as a resea…

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Joachim Schmid - on authorship, Flickr and NOT collecting 48:00

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In this episode of The Photo Vault, we discuss with artist, photographer, and book publisher Joachim Schmid why he is not a collector but a gatherer. We also delve deep into computer history and Joachim’s first contact with Apple computers, as well as why he likes to create low-quality photobooks, explore Flickr, and engage in gardening. Joachim Sc…

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Natasha Christia - Three books that inspired you / Emmanuell Carrere / Ariella Azoulay 6:03

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In today's Three Books that inspired you special, we hear Greek curator and writer Natasha Christia talk about the important role of literature in her work and also what inspired her in theoretical writing. Her three recommendations are: Emmanuel Carrère Ariella Azoulay - the civil contract of photography / potential history: unlearning imperialism…

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Cemre Yeşil Gönenli - seeking the hidden in photography and being an artist in todays Istanbul 48:48

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In this episode, we are meeting with Cemre Yeşil Gönenli, an Istanbul-born and -based artist, photographer, and educator. She gives us insight into her quest for finding the invisible through photography, by looking at what cannot be seen in images. Cemre also talks about the current difficult situation for artists in Turkey and why inflation makes…

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Teacher-researcher-playwright: Navigating practice as research 55:14

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In this seminar, Dr Beth Curtis discusses the use of playwriting as a form of inquiry within qualitative research, and explains how the interweaving of her teacher-researcher-playwright identity informed her practice. Beth’s doctoral research positions drama at its onto-epistemological centre. In a study within which drama is both the subject of ex…

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Erik Kessels - Three Books that inspired you 7:34

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In our first Three Books that inspired you special we asked Dutch artist Erik Kessels about photo-books that enriched his way of thinking The books are: Chantal Rens - YOU RUN AROUND TOWN LIKE A FOOL AND YOU THINK THAT IT'S GROOVY, published by PANTOFLE BOOKS, 2916 Christian Boltanksi, KADISH. Paris: Musée d'Art Modern; München: Gina Kehayoff Verla…

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Geoffrey Batchen on vernacular photography and appreciating the banal 42:25

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In this episode, we have the great pleasure to meet with Professor Geoffrey Batchen, an expert in the history of photography. He has taught in his native Australia, the United States, and currently holds a position at Oxford in the UK as a professor of the history of art. He has curated exhibitions in renowned institutions such as the ICP in New Yo…

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[Version française] Inauguration du Vernacular Social Club et du journal REVU 14:51

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Nous publions, donc nous existons ! Voici le premier épisode de The Photo Vault. Découvrez la proposition éditoriale de ce podcast, ainsi que la façon de vous engager auprès du Vernacular Social Club, votre plateforme dédiée à la photographie vernaculaire, aux archives photographiques, aux collections et aux livres de photos. Dans cette introductio…

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How do we do Practice As Research? A panel discussion 58:20

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As Practice As Research takes many forms, the practicalities and pragmatics of doing Practice As Research also vary greatly. In this online seminar, the panelists draw on their personal research practices to discuss how to engage with and in Practice As Research from and in their own disciplinary conventions. Dr Theo Bryer is a Lecturer for the MA …

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Inauguration of the Photo Vault & definition of what Vernacular Photography is 17:06

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We publish; therefore, we exist! This is our first episode of The Photo Vault. Find out what to expect from this podcast in the future, as well as how to engage with the Vernacular Social Club, your platform for Vernacular Photography, Archives, Collecting, and Photo-books. In this introduction, you will hear the voices of collector, editor, and ar…

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Ethical challenges in researching violence with young people 1:00:05

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In this seminar, Professor Jenny Parkes shares reflections on some of the ethical challenges and dilemmas encountered when researching violence with young people. While there has been a huge growth in research on violence against children and violence against women, few publications report on the ways in which research teams have addressed ethical …

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Ethics with More-Than-Human Participants 57:22

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In this seminar, Dr Kay Sidebottom discusses how to ethically account for environment, atmosphere and presence of non/human others in research. As qualitative researchers, we know (but perhaps don’t always acknowledge) how much the environment, atmosphere and presence of non/human others can affect our enquiries. In our attempts to apply the ‘God-t…

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Ethical challenges in The Play Observatory project 57:54

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In this seminar, John Potter and Michelle Cannon discuss how the complex and unprecedented ethical challenges associated with The Play Observatory project were negotiated. In the middle of the pandemic, a project was conceived to collect and archive instances of children and young people’s play at that particular time of crisis. By means of a caref…

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Ethical guidelines for educational research in a changing world 54:34

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Drawing on her experience in the recent BERA guidelines review, Dr Alison Fox explores how changes in the world affect ethical guidance in educational research. In 2021/2022 Dr Alison Fox brought together a diverse group of colleagues to reflect on the question What is changing in the world which should affect our ethical guidance for educational r…

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Ethics in practice – a panel discussion 55:58

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As Practice As Research takes many forms, the practicalities of engaging in research ethically also vary greatly. In this online seminar, the panelists draw on their personal research practices to discuss how to engage with research ethically. Dr Jo Collins focuses on the context of research in counselling and coaching practice, Dr Alison Finch exp…

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The intricate ethics of participatory research 55:24

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In this online seminar Professor Sarah Banks reflects on ethical challenges arising in participatory research. Participatory research is becoming increasingly popular amongst academics, community organisations and research funders. This is research that involves people with direct experience of the issue being studied (e.g. homelessness, domestic v…

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Hooks and pain: Ethical concerns in practice-based research on body suspensions. 51:46

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In this online seminar Federica Manfredi reflects on various ethical dilemmas relating to practice-based research on body suspensions. Body suspensions are a challenging fieldwork of investigation because, according to research partners, “words are not enough” to express such intense experiences. A body suspension consists in the elevation of a pro…

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Still Moving – Ethical considerations in embodied practice 49:22

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In this online seminar Dr Sonia York-Pryce reflects on ethical considerations within embodied practice and dance research. To reflect on ethical considerations in her work, Sonia will begin with outlining the context of her work and what inspired her research. She will then explore the taboo of ageing and aesthetics and highlight the difference of …

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Ethics and ethical considerations in practitioner research 51:16

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In this online seminar Professor Kate Wall from the University of Strathclyde explores ethical considerations in practitioner research. Professor Wall’s work focuses on the development of pedagogies and research methodologies that facilitate effective talk about learning (metacognition). She has worked extensively in partnership with teachers of al…

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Ethical dilemmas in 20 century British music education history research 56:32

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In this online seminar Dr Ross Purves reflects on various ethical dilemmas relating to research projects into aspects of twentieth-century British music education history. Dr Ross Purves will explore the benefits and creative possibilities of technology-mediated research practice in this area, but also some of the potential blunders and ethical dil…

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Ethics-Research-Practice: Two is company, three is a crowd 53:21

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In this online seminar Dr Elena Tragou, a systemic psychologist-psychotherapist the relationship between ethics, research and practice. How can we understand the three from a systemic point of view? How does “Aesthetics” clarify (if it does) the intertwining relationship of the three? A tour de force has been unfolding during the last four decades …

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Investigating cognitive processes in language learning: The use of eye tracking and related ethical considerations 55:56

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In the last decade, the field of second language acquisition has witnessed an increase in the number of studies using eye-tracking to examine the cognitive processes involved in language learning. Eye-tracking allows researchers to record learners’ eye movements while completing a task on a computer screen and provides a very rich record of online …

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Architecture of slowness: reflecting on the actions of historical repetitions and loops 52:38

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The presentation focuses on two of Butcher’s recent design projects: the Silt House and Monument to Superstudio. The central aim of this focus is to present how the methodologies used in the design of these works offer alternative architectural design processes to certain contemporary architectural discourses and practices that have emerged from sp…

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Participatory activist research: Reflexivity, transparency and accountability 55:50

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After briefly outlining what participatory activist research is, this talk explores what it means to become intimately involved in activist projects as an academic researcher. Jenny reflects on the need for transparency, accountability and a pragmatism in navigating the multiple demands of a neoliberal academy, activist temporalities, and personal …