Paul Anthony Knowles This paper will reflect on the diabolic symbol of the unanswered telephone in contemporary British short stories. Whilst also mediating my experience attending ‘The Integrated Objects: Critical Thinking with Things’ Conference. In this article, I examine the function of the unanswered telephone in contemporary British Ecogeographical short fiction. It considers the following questions: What questions does an unanswered phone provoke? Who is calling? Why?

Katy Jackson This article is a report from a facilitator’s perspective discussing the practicalities and impact of using zine-making as a self-reflective activity to close the inaugural PGR conference ‘Integrated Objects: Critical Thinking with Things’, in June 2022. The facilitator noted a general feeling of positivity amongst the conference attendees towards the creative activity, with a small minority exhibiting hesitancy. During the session, the facilitator observed posit

Florrie Badley On 23rd June 2022, a conference for postgraduate researchers was hosted by the Art History and Cultural Practices department at the University of Manchester. The aim was to share methodologies for interpreting and working practically with objects as researchers in the humanities. This special issue of Cultural Practice magazine offers an insight into the papers delivered, whilst reflecting on the conference’s format and the ideas explored throughout the day. It