2nd International Creative Industries Festival 2022
Programme of events
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21 March 12.00 - 13.00
Opening Address and artist reflections : 'Cripical Theory': 12 aspects of Disability Art and Education that never get resolved
The festival Opening Address will be given by Prof Daniela Treveri Gennari, Chair of the Creative Industries Research and Innovation Network at Oxford Brookes University.
Artist and Research Fellow Aaron Williamson then ponders : What is the problem with terms like 'non-disabled', 'tragic', 'brave', 'heartwarming', 'normal', 'people with disabilities' and others often used when addressing artificially constructed oppositions? Aaron’s reflections are informed by his experience of becoming deaf and by a politicised, yet humorous sensibility towards disability.
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21 March 14.00 - 15.00
Getting into the Creative Industries and Making a Difference
This online panel brings together creative industries practitioners from PR, communications, theatre, and film to share their paths through the creative industries and offer guidance to students looking to do the same. Students will be able to ask questions and get advice as they prepare for the job market. We will reflect on how to build a meaningful career and the opportunities the sector offers for making a difference to society.
With Reetu Kabra, Public Relations Consultant specialising in arts and entertainment for clients such as Netflix, Amazon and Apple TV
Prasanna Puwanarajah, actor, director, writer and former doctor
Tony Langham, co-founded leading reputation management consultancy Lansons
Lauren Dark, BAFTA winning film producer at Aluna Entertainment
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21 March 17.00 - 18.00
The city is our gallery: The power of street art in the community
An open discussion on how street art is evolving within our society and specifically in Oxford City. We look at how it enables an outlet for commentary on current affairs, what the response within communities is and how the category has grown to include more than just graffiti art. We also discuss our future project space at Headington Hill Campus. Hosted by Lucy Turner (Oxford Brookes) with Lucinda Whiteley (Creative Director Novel Entertainment) as discussant.
With Alison Casidy, Oxford City Council Anti-Social Behaviour Unit
George O’Shaugnessy, Populate Co-operative
Isabel Irigoyen Zozaya, Urban Design Lecturer from Oxford Brookes University
Emma Brink-Morrison, student documentary film maker
Issatu Doore, student documentary film maker
Abi Wiltshire, urban design research student
Please note that this event will not be recorded and will only be accessible live.
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22 March 11.00 - 12.30
OxLEP presents: How can we embrace the creative and cultural sectors as a driver for high street rejuvenation?
Traditional high streets need to be reconfigured to respond to a new reality and a different use of space. The successful pilot scheme ‘Meanwhile in Oxfordshire’ is assisting this process of change. What more can we do? Recent data and figures tell us whilst UK-wide 75% of Arts Council funded projects are within 5 minutes of a high street, only 10% of high street businesses in the South East are in the creative sector. But there is change happening, with 18% of new businesses in south east high streets being creative. (Creative High Streets Report Feb 22).Whilst benefitting the economy, and providing exciting career opportunities, both the creative and cultural sectors can also assist with inclusivity and resilience which as we are required to ‘level up’ post pandemic, culture can become a conduit for bridging between diverse communities and reaching out to all audiences.
With John Newbigin OBE - London Mayor’s Ambassador for the Creative Industries & Founder and first Chairman of Creative England
Paul Hobson, Director of Modern Art Oxford
Andy Edwards, Director of Makespace Oxford
Clare Cumberlidge, Artworks Project, DACS
This event takes place thanks to Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP).
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22 March 18.00 - 19.00
Doc Club: Short Animated Films by Maria Stanisheva
| Cancelled due to Action Short of Strike over UCU’s Four Fights dispute |
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23 March 14.00 - 15.00
Mentoring for creatives
| Cancelled due to Action Short of Strike over UCU’s Four Fights dispute |
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23 March 17.00 - 18.00
Mentoring female filmmakers in Spain and Latin America
| Cancelled due to Action Short of Strike over UCU’s Four Fights dispute |
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24 March 14.00 - 15.00
Can stories change our minds? Can they change lives?
| Cancelled due to Action Short of Strike over UCU’s Four Fights dispute |
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25 March 10.00 - 11.00
Immersive Technology and community engagement
What is the impact of immersive technology on communities? How might the potential of immersive work be leveraged for social engagement? In what ways can we make immersive work accessible? How does consuming immersive media create the conditions for post-spectatorship?
With Debbie Bandara, Artistic Director of Forest Tribe theatre
Danai Mikelli, Senior Lecturer in Digital Media Production at Oxford Brookes University
Tobías G. Palma from Theatre, Film and Television/Creative Practice, University of York
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Image credit: Photo by Forest Tribe Theatre
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25 March 18.00 - 19.00
Women in Blues
Continuing our celebration of the Paul Oliver Blues Archive at Brookes we focus on the experience of female blues artists, often marginalised in blues narratives. We welcome two featured blues artists, Dana Gillespie and Debbie Bond, to reflect on their ongoing careers as touring musicians and the influences that have shaped their musical directions.
Hosted by Annabel Valentine (archivist) and Pete Boss (Senior Lecturer).
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25 March 19.00 - 20.00
Indie Presses on Poetry Publishing
Dr Niall Munro (Director of Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre’s ignitionpress, and Senior Lecturer in American Literature) chairs this online panel discussion with three leading poetry presses. This industry panel will discuss key areas of shared concern with regard to small scale niche publishing and will celebrate recent success stories and explore future collaborative opportunities.
With Amy Acre, Bad Betty Press
Anthony Anaxagorou, Out-Spoken Press
Jane Commane, Nine Arches Press
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The second week of the Creative Industries Festival was cancelled due to UCU members taking industrial action over the Four Fights and USS pension disputes, including the following events:
Freelancing and how to make networking work in today's Creative Industries
Photography and the Future of Publishing in a Digital Environment
Music festivals as an experimental, utopian vision of the future
Carnival on Screen
Diversifying Audiences in Museum and Galleries
Julian Friedmann: The importance of writers, publishers and broadcasters for a democratic society
Creative Communities: Nurturing Young Local Talent
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Announcement
TORCH-Brookes Creative Industries Collaboration 2022-2023
Oxford Brookes and the University of Oxford have launched a collaboration to work together with a partner from the Creative Industries. As Universities in the region, we have come together to create a space for a mutually beneficial research and innovation project working with organisations locally, nationally and internationally. A call for applications from University of Oxford Humanities researchers to collaborate with researchers from Oxford Brookes University as part of this new Creative Industries collaboration will be circulated shortly. This open-call will fund a 12-month project between a researcher from the University of Oxford Humanities Division and a researcher from Oxford Brookes, with an organisation from the Creative Industries. This opportunity is open to existing collaborations looking to develop further, and also for new connections looking to develop a relationship in this collaborative space. The total funding available for the project cost: £24,000 (jointly funded by the 2 Universities). More information will be circulated across the two universities.
Contact dtreveri-gennari@brookes.ac.uk
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CIRIN Event Series
Sociological Review Seminar Series: Reducing Harm around Digital Labour: how can we tackle online hate?
Hosted by Dr Hannah Yelin, Oxford Brookes University and Dr Laura Clancy, Lancaster University, co-investigators for the project Cultures of Digital Hate
Monday 4 April 15.00 - 16.15, on Zoom.
Please register here in order to join.
This roundtable event from Cultures of Digital Hate will bring together leaders working across digital platforms, academia, policy and law to discuss how cultures of digital hate function, flourish in, and cause harm, in their respective fields. We will discuss who is at most risk of harm, whose voices therefore get discouraged from participating in public debate online, and what can be done to solve this problem across different sectors. The event will consider harm to people who are encouraged to use digital platforms as part of their employment, the responsibilities of employers to protect their workers from cultures of digital hate, and what digital platforms can do to address this issue.
Speakers include:
Imran Ahmed, CEO, Centre for Countering Digital Hate
Chara Bakalis, Principal Lecturer in Law, Oxford Brookes University
Christopher Bouzy, founder of Bot Sentinel, a data analysis platform using AI to investigate online bots and hate accounts
This event is part of the Sociological Review Seminar Series and has been funded by the Sociological Review Foundation. The project examines the risks to academics who are encouraged to have a public profile and undertake public engagement work. You can fill in the survey for the research project here:
https://lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_57uFzZGwauMij2u
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