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Information on previous projects
From Tape to TypedefContact: Adrian Moore (Music) A five-day symposium will bring together composers, listeners, analysts and musicologists to provide a forum for the discussion and analysis of electroacoustic compositional methods. It merges formal papers and concerts with networking and workshop sessions. External partners:
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Furnace ParkContact: Amanda Crawley Jackson (Languages) Furnace Park will transform a derelict site in Shalesmoor into a cutting edge creative development, arts and performance space for students, artists, creative practitioners and the local community. It will host a series of events during 2012/13 and leave a significant and positive footprint in the urban fabric of the city. External partners:
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Gothic ImaginationsContact: Angela Wright (English) Gothic fiction and film is popular with teenagers. The project seeks to harness this enthusiasm by bringing together staff, students, teachers and pupils to pool expertise to analyse early Gothic fiction from the 1790s. Pupils will create their own storyboards which will be edited and animated to be shown at an event at the Showroom. External partners:
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A Sense of PlaceContact: Chris Montgomery (English) Part of an ‘Embedded Enterprise’ module, this project aims to create an online archive of videos, podcasts and webpages which provide a comparative account of steel in Sheffield. It explores the past, present and the future. Students will work with pupils from Newman School in collaboration with Museums Sheffield to produce content to support MS exhibitions. External partners:
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Evangelist: Oral Roberts’ American journeyContact: Dan Scroop (History) Evangelist engages creatively with the life of 1950s American preacher Oral Roberts. Roberts’ extraordinary life story is told via an audio visual installation, hosted by The Blue Shed. Two MA students will work alongside Dan Scroop to provide supporting interpretive material for this public exhibition. External partners:
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We are HereContact: David Forrest (English) We Are Here aims to raise aspiration and promote Higher Education in the Arts and Humanities amongst Black and Ethnic Minority school students in Sheffield. It uses creative writing, film making, history walks and other arts and culture based methods to work with young people to support them in making informed choices about their future. External partners:
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WorldviewContact: David Wood (Languages) Themed foreign language film seasons at The Showroom combine expertise from the School of Languages and Cultures, History and English. Events include introductions to film screenings, language workshops, dayschools and dual language screen notes to attract a regional audience. External partners:
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My Fair LadyContact: Dominic McHugh (Music) Sheffield Theatres are staging My Fair Lady and this project aims to complement performances with an exhibition of musical theatre memorabilia related to the show and a study day. The Showroom will also screen the 1964 version of the musical. External partners:
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SoundpostContact: Fay Hield (Music) This project builds on Sheffield’s reputation for its vibrant folk scene. It will start with a public meeting of the Traditional Song Forum, accompanied by local performances. A participatory public festival and student masterclasses are also planned to establish relationships between the University and external partners. External partners:
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Tell me about the LibraryContact: Hamish Mathison (English) Nostell Priory’s library has already been the subject of a research project to unlock its holdings. This project builds on prior work and aims to make the library accessible via a website and learning resources as well as to consolidate and further develop partnerships. External partners:
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JerusalemContact: Hugh Pyper (Biblical Studies) Students and staff will be involved in study and dissemination work related to Richard Bartle’s current project ‘Deities at the Bottom of the Garden’ This work will be developed into future activity such as study trips and an interdisciplinary learning event ‘Jerusalem in European Imagination’ External partners: |
South Yorkshire VoicesContact: Jane Hodson (English) South Yorkshire voices exhibition will open at Western Park Library in 2013. This project will support the exhibition with student produced Poetry Anthology, a film exhibit and teaching pack in collaboration with High Greave school. There will also be a public event (part of the International Conference on Dialect and Literature) to launch the Anthology and the teaching resources. External partners:
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Hidden PerspectivesContact: Katie Edwards (Biblical Studies) The project aims to open up interpretations of biblical narratives and resist interpretations that are have been harmful from an LGBT perspective. It includes a performance of Gareth Valentine’s Requiem by LGBT/inclusive choirs and an arts festival which will run alongside Sheffield Pride. External partners:
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Sensoria Musical Map (Phase 2)Contact: Matt Cheeseman (English) An HRI designed app, based on geolocation and Augmented Reality will be piloted with Sensoria to produce a musical map of Sheffield. It will use existing research into places of musical significance around Sheffield, such as the location of the Crazy Daisy nightclub where Human League was formed, as well as develop new material. External partners:
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Putting Translation into PracticeContact: Neil Bermel (Languages) Czech language students will work on translating interpretation material both at Czech National Heritage sites and on their websites to enable wider access to these sites for their visitors. Students will gain practical experience of translation and the site will benefit from much needed English interpretation. External partners:
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The Philosophy of RunningContact: Paul Faulkner (Philosophy) Two one day public events will be held in Sheffield and in Brighton to discuss the Philosophy of Running. These will involve anthropologists, psychologists and sports scientists as well as philosophers to explore the possibility of significant work in analytical philosophy with running as a topic. External partners:
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Ice Age Cave ArtContact: Paul Pettitt (Archaeology) This project will explore the possibility of working with Creswell Crags and Bank St Arts on archaeology and public engagement. It will draw upon research into cave art and develop effective methods of promoting research which is unique to Sheffield. External partners:
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The Animal Gaze ReturnedContact: Bob McKay (English) This project intends to link research, teaching and creative practice at TUoS and SHU. It is based on an exhibition about animals in culture and theory at SIA and includes poetry readings and symposium, a special edition of the magazine Antennae with public lauch, an installation at Snig Hill Gallery and a series of student curated screenings and discussions on Animals in Artists’ Film. External partners:
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The Examined LifeContact: Bob Stern (Philosophy) A collaboration between the Philosophy department and student run project Philosophy in the City, this project provides day conferences for schools to fulfil their RE, PSHE and citizenship requirements. Lectures from members of the department are used to stimulate activity for seminars run by PinC student volunteers. External partners:
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Sheffield Book Group Networking EventContact: Sara Whiteley (English) The event aims to build a network of book groups in the city who are interested in collaborative work with the University and to explore what this might look like. Ideas include visiting academics, who might provide context to reading, student involvement in studying book groups and recording activity. External partners:
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Sheffield Participatory Arts NetworkContact: Simon Keegan-Phipps (Music) Workshops will bring together refugees and asylum seeker musicians and an audience interested in learning about their art forms. Key to this will be a website dedicated to facilitating interaction between participatory music groups in Sheffield. The ultimate aim for the project is to give musicians the skills and knowledge to facilitate lessons independently in the long term. External partners:
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Investigating the Impact of Music in the CommunityContact: Stephanie Pitts (Music) Through this AE project, the lead investigator, along with Cathy Nutbrown (Education) seek to help Music in the Round understand better the impact of its music education project, Music in the Community in relation to the early development of music-making skills, its potential impact on other basic skills and its capacity to develop the skills of nursery teachers, primary teachers and parents to support children’s early music-making. External partners:
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A Boy Was BornContact: Stewart Campbell (Music) To celebrate the centenary of the birth of composer Benjamin Britten in 2013, the project will encourage performance of his music throughout the city. There will be an education arm of the project which will work to stage performances by young people at Sheffield Children’s Festival. There will also be film screenings and an event at the Lyric Festival. External partners:
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Glass, Pot and Coal: Silkstone’s Industrial PastContact: Vicky Crew (Archaeology) Silkstone’s industrial past has both local and national significance. This project will draw on archaeological and historical research to produce a booklet telling the story of Silkstone’s heritage. The aim is to produce a template which can then be used for other resources by Barnsley Museums. External partners:
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