What a line up - delighted to have co-curated #theaestheticsofdiversity with Karen Patel and the amazing ॐ Jaivant Patel ॐ Roo Kaur Dhissou Nusrat Deirdre Craftspace , Rohini Malik Okon, Roxanne Simone and Papa Nii Akushey Quaye tickettailor.com/events/birming…

CMCI researchers Dr Lauren England and Roberta Comunian launch new research report in Lagos after 15-month Arts and Humanities Research Council funded project African Hub for Sustainable Creative Economies💡 creative-economies-africa.org/2023/11/celebr…

'Big tings a gwaan' greetings card by Tihara Smith (TiharaSmith.com) sums up the feeling of anticipation for tomorrow's #theaestheticsofdiversity discussion which includes our Director Deirdre Figueiredo. @CEDIA_BCU Lara Ratnaraja Karen Patel

And so we begin #theaestheticsofdiversity @CEDIA_BCU which I have loved co-curating with Karen Patel

Craft and a British aestheticism.. Karen Patel on craft inequality and racism and the colonial lens on perceptions of quality - some truly heinous experiences

Lots of quoting from Stuart Hall and identity - identity is a process Roo Kaur Dhissou and Papa Nii Akushey Quaye with Karen Patel @CEDIA_BCU #theaestheticsofdiversity

@cedia_BCY The Aesthetics of Diversity: what does the decolonisation of cultural practice look like. Enjoying listening and learning about artists, creatives and organisations responses. So much that the cultural sector needs to hear and act on.

Really productive Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity advisory board meeting. Once again, delighting in the expertise we can call on. ( Marcus Ryder we need to photoshop you in!) Lenny Henry Panayiota Tsatsou Mukti Jain Campion Karon Monaghan Angela Chan Karen Patel Birmingham City University School of Media 3 and a half years and counting..

New article out with Daniel Ashton 'People don't buy art, they buy artists': Robot artists - work, identity and expertise journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

Article with Karen Patel exploring #ArtificialIntelligence #robots #artists. Free to access in Convergence Journal. Titled, ‘People don’t buy art, they buy artists’: Robot artists – work, identity, and expertise, and accessible here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

Our Big Give Arts Impact Fund campaign starts today! Help us raise 500 Fivers! Thanks to @kayleegolding Birmingham’s favorite DJ & radio presenter for kicking of our campaign. We are raising money to open pathways to creative careers for young people facing disadvantage.

Quick reminder Angèle Christin Sophie Bishop ℤ𝕠𝕖 𝔾𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕥 ✨️ and I will be discussing our in-progress books on influencer labor + the creator economy. Given our discussions of the challenges and messiness of book writing, I'm thinking of it as an "unbook talk" tinyurl.com/mr2fzrwd

Upcoming BCMCR Event: 12 June, 16:00-17:30, Hybrid You are invited to the launch of Craft as a Creative Industry by Karen Patel, published by Routledge in April 2024. Tickets here: tickettailor.com/events/birming…

The second article from the CRAFTWORK project is here! We're delighted to be part of the new International Journal of Cultural Studies special issue on Global Perspectives on Platforms and Cultural Production with a piece on neo-craft work as 'platform-ised' work. Check it out! 👉journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

Looking forward to launching my new book Craft as a Creative Industry next week. Delighted that Rose Sinclair MBE FRSA and Dr Saskia Warren will be joining me to talk about it. Join us in person or online from 4pm on Weds 12th June! tickettailor.com/events/birming…

And new book chapter! "How Do We Explain Inequality Within Artistic and Cultural Occupations? The Problem of Downward Social Mobility" from the dream team of mark taylor Dr Orian Brook Siobhan McAndrew and me link.springer.com/chapter/10.100…

Important article by David Lee highlighting resistance to EDI within the British TV industry

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