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A Rhino in the Thames: The Material Culture of Gentrification, Modernisation and Colonial Activity

Cultural Practices

Jan 11
8 min

A Rhino in the Thames: The Material Culture of Gentrification, Modernisation and Colonial Activity

Hanna Steyne This article explores the social and economic impacts of the Chelsea Embankment construction in the 1870s through a small...

The Function of the Unanswered Telephone in Contemporary British Ecogeographical Short Fiction

Cultural Practices

Dec 6, 2022
6 min

The Function of the Unanswered Telephone in Contemporary British Ecogeographical Short Fiction

Paul Anthony Knowles This paper will reflect on the diabolic symbol of the unanswered telephone in contemporary British short stories....

Self-Reflection with Things: Zine-Making as a Conference Closing Activity

Cultural Practices

Dec 6, 2022
5 min

Self-Reflection with Things: Zine-Making as a Conference Closing Activity

Katy Jackson This article is a report from a facilitator’s perspective discussing the practicalities and impact of using zine-making as a...

Integrated Objects: An Interdisciplinary Conference 2022

Cultural Practices

Dec 6, 2022
3 min

Integrated Objects: An Interdisciplinary Conference 2022

Florrie Badley On 23rd June 2022, a conference for postgraduate researchers was hosted by the Art History and Cultural Practices...

Las Socias: A Feminist Video Game for Peacebuilding

Cultural Practices

Apr 12, 2022
3 min

Las Socias: A Feminist Video Game for Peacebuilding

Catalina Delgado Rojas We are inaugurating our project A Cultural Practice Postcard From… with a short review on the Colombia’s first...

'The Brain. In Art & Science': Curating an Interdisciplinary Exhibition

Cultural Practices

Apr 4, 2022
8 min

'The Brain. In Art & Science': Curating an Interdisciplinary Exhibition

Henriette Pleiger Currently on view at the Bundeskunsthalle (Bonn, Germany) until 26 June 2022. https://www.bundeskunsthalle.de/en/gehirn...

Cultural Practices

Mar 1, 2022
1 min

CFP: What is the New Global/Local for Cultural Practices?

Global discourse has attempted to demonstrate that we live in a hyper-connected world where the local and global are constantly...

Diarias globales by Lorena Wolffer: Reconnecting during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cultural Practices

Nov 30, 2021
4 min

Diarias globales by Lorena Wolffer: Reconnecting during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic sent most of the world population to their homes. In many countries in Latin America, it seemed to stop the...

Open Call: A Cultural Practice Postcard From….

Cultural Practices

Nov 28, 2021
2 min

Open Call: A Cultural Practice Postcard From….

What does it mean to be practicing in the cultural and creative industries? How do we understand practice and the many forms, acts,...

THE NEW NORMAL?: Voices of the COVID-19 pandemic

Cultural Practices

Nov 27, 2021
1 min

THE NEW NORMAL?: Voices of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Institute for Cultural Practices is proud to present ‘The New Normal?: Voices of the COVID-19 Pandemic’, a pop-up exhibition in...

Manchester Camerata: Performing Through the Pandemic

Cultural Practices

Nov 1, 2021
4 min

Manchester Camerata: Performing Through the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic left orchestras unable to carry out what is arguably their primary role: performing and making live music with...

Cultural Practices

Oct 17, 2021
1 min

Art History & Cultural Practices Research Seminars

To register please follow the link to the AHCP Eventbrite page here. Dr Roaa Ali, University of Manchester 3 November: Alistair Hudson,...

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