Falling out of love with the UK. [Video recording]

Ruggerone, Lucia; Hackett, Charlie

Abstract

This video is part of the "Research Revealed" series by RGU, which seeks to highlight the breadth of high impact research being undertaken across the University. This video focuses on an interdisciplinary project undertaken by researchers from the School of Applied Social Studies and Gray's School of Art, which explores the impact that Brexit and COVID lockdowns have had on middle-aged European citizens living in the UK. The research participants were asked to produce artworks that reflected their emotions. These artworks - which included collages, drawings, photos, videos and music - were then used as the basis for participant interviews. Together, the art and interview data were analysed, revealing recurrent themes of loss, guilt and vulnerability, among others. Using participant-created artworks gave the participants themselves greater agency and helped to engage them in the research.

Citation

RUGGERONE, L. and HACKETT, C. 2023. Falling out of love with the UK. [Video recording]. Research revealed, S01E02. Hosted on YouTube [online]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6Im5hyqLw8

• Digital Artefact Type: Video
• Deposit Date: Apr 27, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 27, 2023
• Keywords: Brexit; COVID-19; Europeans in the UK; Immigrants and society
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1947556
• Related Public URLs: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1818024 (Book about the project); https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1893116 (Research data); https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1695300 (Exhibition of artwork created during the project)
• External URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6Im5hyqLw8