All Outputs (536)

Demarco and Yugoslavia in the 1970s. (2022)
Book Chapter
BLACKWOOD, J. 2022. Demarco and Yugoslavia in the 1970s. In Leuzzi, L., Partridge, S. and Shemilt, E. (eds.) Richard Demarco: the Italian connection. Barnet: John Libbey, chapter 7, pages 105-113.

During the Cold War period, relations between the UK and Yugoslavia were couched entirely in the frames of politics, economics or military history; in the later years of socialist Yugoslavia, from the later seventies onwards, links were also develope... Read More about Demarco and Yugoslavia in the 1970s..

Passing the torch. [Exhibition] (2022)
Exhibition / Performance
Passing the torch. [Exhibition]. Exhibited 25 November - 2 December 2022, Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen.

The "Fired Up" event on the 30th October 2022 was the first communal firing of the on-campus wood-fired kiln that had been jointly constructed by both staff and students. The works resulting from this firing were then presented at the "Passing the To... Read More about Passing the torch. [Exhibition].

Augmenting sustainable fashion on Instagram. [Presentation] (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MARCELLA-HOOD, M. 2022. Augmenting sustainable fashion on Instagram. Presented at the International conference on augmented fashion, 16-18 November 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

Media discourse surrounding fashion and sustainability tends to be negative, emphasising the problems that exist across the various stages of the lifecycle of a garment. Although consumers are increasingly aware of at least some of the issues with fa... Read More about Augmenting sustainable fashion on Instagram. [Presentation].

How to remember the victims of Covid-19: experiences of the First World War. (2022)
Report
FOSTER, A.-M. 2022. How to remember the victims of Covid-19: experiences of the First World War. Hosted on Policy paper (History & Policy) [online]. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/3hh422kk

When planning memorial events for those who have died during the Covid-19 pandemic, it is important to recognise that the bulk of memorialisation occurs in domestic spaces. The importance of the home in commemoration was recognised by memorial produc... Read More about How to remember the victims of Covid-19: experiences of the First World War..

Dirty hands, fine work. [Exhibition] (2022)
Exhibition / Performance
CAMPBELL, A., CONNOR, F., MACPHERSON, J., MCKIE, M., MILNE, J., MORRIS, K.A., MUNDAY, M., PARTRIDGE LOVE, H., RILEY, C., SHEARER-ANDERSON, A., VAN LOON, J. and WILKINSON, C. 2022. Dirty hands, fine work. [Exhibition]. Exhibited 4-11 November 2022, Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen.

This exhibition featured works by support staff at Gray's School of Art, Robert Gordon University. The works represent a wide variety of artforms: painting, photography, illustration, cartooning, ceramics, jewellery, costume, textiles, film and sound... Read More about Dirty hands, fine work. [Exhibition].

In conversation: a poetics of empathy: Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison. (2022)
Journal Article
DOUGLAS, A. and FREMANTLE, C. 2022. In conversation: a poetics of empathy: Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison. Women eco artists dialog magazine [online], 13: the art of empathy. Available from: https://directory.weadartists.org/in-conversation-a-poetics-of-empathy

Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison are pioneers in the creative development of art and ecology. It was Helen who read Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, a critical influence in their decision in the early 1970s to do no work that did not in some wa... Read More about In conversation: a poetics of empathy: Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison..

Enhancing our understanding of independent learning amongst RGU students. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
FORBES-MCKAY, K. BREMNER, P. and JOHNSTON, P. 2022. Enhancing our understanding of independent learning amongst RGU students. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

There is increasing interest in the role of independent learning (IL) in higher education (Thomas, 2015). Indeed, several studies demonstrate the significant impact of IL on students' academic achievement (Difrancesca et al. 2016) and retention in hi... Read More about Enhancing our understanding of independent learning amongst RGU students..

Enhancing our knowledge of students' independent learning techniques via qualitative techniques. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BREMNER, P.A.M, PIRIE, T., FORBES-MCKAY, K. and GOODHAND, K. 2022. Enhancing our knowledge of students' independent learning techniques via qualitative techniques. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

There is increasing interest in the role of independent learning (IL) in higher education (Thomas, 2015). Indeed, numerous studies have found important differences between high and low achieving students in relation to goal setting, monitoring, use o... Read More about Enhancing our knowledge of students' independent learning techniques via qualitative techniques..

Embedding sustainability within the curriculum at Gray's School of Art. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
AMIES, L. and STEED, J. 2022. Embedding sustainability within the curriculum at Gray's School of Art. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

The paper discusses a project that aimed to develop academic and student understanding of sustainability at Gray's School of Art. The project sits in the context of RGU's Net Zero actions, with the objective of embedding net zero narratives within RG... Read More about Embedding sustainability within the curriculum at Gray's School of Art..

Weathering the storm. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
WORK, F. and the RGU INSTITUTIONAL RESILIENCE PROJECT GROUP. 2022. Weathering the storm. Presented at the 2022 RGU annual learning and teaching conference (RGU LTC 2022): enhancing for impact, 21 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

Resilient Learning Communities is the 2020-2023 sector-wide QAA Enhancement theme (QAA 2020), with a specific aim to improve the student learning experience. QAA Enhancement themes involve institutions, staff and students working together to share pr... Read More about Weathering the storm..

Fired up: the ancient art of ceramics celebrated at Gray's first communal wood firing. [Blog post] (2022)
Digital Artefact
MAURILLON, C., MORRIS, K. and WILCOCK, M. 2022. Fired up: the ancient art of ceramics celebrated at Gray's first communal wood firing. [Blog post]. Posted on RGView [online], 12 October 2022. Available from: https://bit.ly/3Y5yHVX

This post was created in order to promote the first communal firing of an on-campus wood kiln that was jointly built by staff and students. In the post, staff members Kevin Morris and Matthew Wilcock talk about their practice and research in ceramics... Read More about Fired up: the ancient art of ceramics celebrated at Gray's first communal wood firing. [Blog post].

Painted conversations, exhibition 2: Sarah Longworth-West and Marcus Murison. [Exhibition] (2022)
Exhibition / Performance
Painted conversations, exhibition 2: Sarah Longworth-West and Marcus Murison. [Exhibition]. Exhibited 1-6 October 2022, Whitespace Gallery, Edinburgh.

The "Painted Conversations" exhibition series is organised and facilitated by Lyndsey Gilmour and Peter Chalmers, whose collaborative partnership has formed through their roles as lecturers and early-career researchers in the Painting Department at G... Read More about Painted conversations, exhibition 2: Sarah Longworth-West and Marcus Murison. [Exhibition].

Transformational fieldwork, or, How might a sustainable cultural provision in the rural/small town context be framed? (2022)
Thesis
ZEISKE, C.F. 2022. Transformational fieldwork, or, How might a sustainable cultural provision in the rural/small town context be framed? Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2071859

While a lot has been written in the past two decades about the impact of participatory arts on people in urban places, my practice-based research aims to fill the gap in relation to the rural context - often places with little traditional arts provis... Read More about Transformational fieldwork, or, How might a sustainable cultural provision in the rural/small town context be framed?.

Traces: how art and oil can mix. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
KELLIE, C. 2022. Traces: how art and oil can mix. Presented at the 2022 Petrocultures conference (Petrocultures 2022): transformations, 24-27 August 2022, Stavanger, Norway.

Heavy industry impacts and shapes the communities that surround it. With North Sea oil, that industry lies mostly over the horizon and its workforce comes from around the world to form a temporal community. This invisibility and the logistical barrie... Read More about Traces: how art and oil can mix..

Living through the pandemic in post-Brexit Britain: emotional damage and resilience among middle-aged European citizens. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
RUGGERONE, L. and HACKETT, C. 2022. Living through the pandemic in post-Brexit Britain: emotional damage and resilience among middle-aged European citizens. Presented at the 117th Annual meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA 2022), 5-9 August 2022, Los Angeles, USA.

This study examines the effects of the Coronavirus epidemic and Brexit on the emotional wellbeing of middle aged European citizens who have transnational caring responsibilities in the UK and in Europe. This qualitative research aims to produce an in... Read More about Living through the pandemic in post-Brexit Britain: emotional damage and resilience among middle-aged European citizens..

Nothing's guaranteed: exhibition of Bosno-futurism. [Exhibition] (2022)
Exhibition / Performance
Nothing's guaranteed: exhibition of Bosno-futurism. [Exhibition]. Exhibited 29 July - 25 September 2022, Summerhall, Edinburgh.

This exhibition presents a parallel exploration of the intersection between imagination and technology, and explores the rich aesthetic of Afrofuturism through the work of six contemporary mixed-media artists; Igor Bošnjak, Mladen Bundalo, Lana Čmajč... Read More about Nothing's guaranteed: exhibition of Bosno-futurism. [Exhibition].

Aberdeen, city of culture? How best-laid plans "gang aft a-gley". (2022)
Journal Article
CHARLES, S. and NICOLL, H. 2022. Aberdeen, city of culture? How best-laid plans "gang aft a-gley". M/C journal [online], 25(3): cities, article 2903. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5204/mcj.2903

This article explores the phenomenon of the Creative City in the context of Aberdeen, Scotland's third-largest city. The common perception of Aberdeen is likely to revolve around its status, for the last 50 years, as Europe’s Oil and Gas Capital. How... Read More about Aberdeen, city of culture? How best-laid plans "gang aft a-gley"..

Painted conversations, exhibition 1: Lyndsey Gilmour and Peter Chalmers. [Exhibition] (2022)
Exhibition / Performance
GILMOUR, L. and CHALMERS, P. 2022. Painted conversations, exhibition 1: Lyndsey Gilmour and Peter Chalmers. [Exhibition]. Exhibited 18-23 June 2022, Whitespace Gallery, Edinburgh.

The "Painted Conversations" exhibition series is organised and facilitated by Lyndsey Gilmour and Peter Chalmers, whose collaborative partnership has formed through their roles as lecturers and early-career researchers in the Painting Department at G... Read More about Painted conversations, exhibition 1: Lyndsey Gilmour and Peter Chalmers. [Exhibition].

Lockdown in post-Brexit Britain: how did it feel for EU citizens? (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
RUGGERONE, L. and HACKETT, C. 2022. Lockdown in post-Brexit Britain: how did it feel for EU citizens? Presented at the EU Nationals Study webinar on living in post-Brexit Britain during the pandemic, 13 June 2022, [virtual event].

This study (https://www.eunationalsstudy.com) examines the effects of the Coronavirus epidemic and Brexit on the emotional wellbeing of middle-aged European citizens who have transnational caring responsibilities in the UK and in Europe. This qualita... Read More about Lockdown in post-Brexit Britain: how did it feel for EU citizens?.

No place like home. [Exhibition] (2022)
Exhibition / Performance
No place like home. [Exhibition]. Exhibited on 5 June 2022, Fittie Community Hall, Aberdeen.

This exhibition featured artworks that were created as part of an RGU research project into the impact of Brexit on EU nationals living in the UK. The exhibition explored migration and diversity across Aberdeen and was held as part of the opening of... Read More about No place like home. [Exhibition].