SCIS PhD research student Kirsten MacLeod presented at the Knowledge/Culture/Social Change, International conference, hosted by The Centre for Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney, November 2011. Kirsten’s paper was entitled “I Film therefore I am: Process, Practice & Participation in community based media” and was delivered as part of the Knowledge and Globalisation stream. The… [Read more…]
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Bute Video Project: Screening of Community Media Films Kirsten MacLeod, PhD Student SCIS 11th December 2011 Four videos produced through the Scottish Centre for Island studies received their premier screening on Sunday 11th December at The Discovery Centre cinema in Rothesay, on the Isle of Bute. The short films were made as part of The… [Read more…]
Programme and further information of this exciting conference hosted by New Media Scotland are detailed below. Register now at: http://iknowwhereimgoing.eventbrite.com/ I Know Where I’m Going Remote Access to World Heritage Sites from St Kilda to Uluru Wednesday 23rd & Thursday 24th November 2011 Informatics Forum, 10 Crichton Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9AB At a time… [Read more…]
Research Seminar Visual Media Practice & Island Studies Thursday 22nd September 2011 CCA, UWS Space, Sauchiehall Street Glasgow 16:00 – 18:00 SCIS welcomes Professor Suzanne Thomas, University of Prince Edward Island. to this creative practice research event for postgraduate students exploring SCIS related research activity on visual media and island studies
Kirsten MacLeod, Phd student at the University of the West of Scotland presents a paper on her community media work with Govan women and the documenting of their history of struggle and resistance. For further details on her paper entitled ‘You Play Your Part: Women’s History via Participatory Media – A Glasgow Example’ link here to… [Read more…]
Click here to Northings for Norman Bissell’s review of the June conference and celebration: Ainmeil Thar Cheudan: A Centenary Celebration of Sorley MacLean.
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SUFFOLK POETRY SOCIETY this weekend offers its own small celebration of Sorley MacLean’s poetry within a larger schedule of poetry and ‘soundings’ on Saturday 25th June 2011 at the Quaker Meeting House, St John’s Street, Bury St Edmunds. Cameron Hawke Smith, one of the organisers of the Suffolk event, is just returned from participating in the… [Read more…]
Read Jim Gilchrist’s article in The Scotsman at http://heritage.scotsman.com/heritage/Sorley-MacLean-A-Salute-to.6785046.jp?articlepage=2
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Gordon, Janey (ed.) (2009) Notions of Community: A Collection of Community Media Debates and Dilemmas Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien, 2009. 310 pp., 5 ill. ISBN 978-3-03911-374-3 pb. This volume gets beyond simple descriptions of the values and processes involved in community media and is deliberately seeking argument and structured… [Read more…]
If you are interested in undertaking postgraduate study in Creative Media Practice including creative writing, film-making, photography or television, as well as art, performance or music related practice you can do this with particular focus and reference to Scotland’s island culture, history and economy here at the University of the West of Scotland. Academic staff at the… [Read more…]
December 14, 2011
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