AHRC Leadership Fellowship for the Connected Communities Programme, stage two (renewal)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of East Anglia
Department Name: Art, Media and American Studies
Abstract
The Connected Communities Programme is an Art and Humanities Research Council-led funding initiative that has sought to extend dialogue and collaboration between academic researchers and partner organisations outside universities. Over the past five years the programme has funded over 300 projects working with well over 500 community partners and organisations. A partner could be a museum or a cultural organisation, a freelance artist, a voluntary or advocacy group—the programme seeks to be definitionally open. Connected Communities aims to be both interdisciplinary (hence the fact that although led by AHRC, its award holders are also funded by other research councils such as Economic and Social Research Council), and at the same time to have a core arts and humanities presence. The academic leadership of the programme is given by two Leadership Fellows, each appointed for three years from 2012. The purpose of this grant application is to renew the Leadership Fellowship of Prof George McKay for a further three years, 2015-2018. It includes an administrator, two postdoctoral researchers, and key activities include working with academics and community partners on their funded projects, liaising with the AHRC and other funding bodies, a new set of activities and events collaborating with the Leadership Fellows for other AHRC themes (Care for the Future, Digital Transformations, Translating Cultures, and Science in Culture), as well as undertaking personal research work related to the programme.
People |
ORCID iD |
| George McKay (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Bennett, E.
(2019)
From Brass Bands to Buskers: Street Music in the UK
McKay G
(2017)
Fine Art: Artist As Agency (Degree Show Catalogue)
McKay G
(2021)
Further thoughts, and a maniFESTo, on jazz (festivals) and the decolonization of music
in Jazz Research Journal
McKay G
(2018)
The heritage of slavery in British jazz festivals
in International Journal of Heritage Studies
McKay G
(2017)
Skinny blues: Karen Carpenter, anorexia nervosa and popular music
in Popular Music
McKay, G
(2016)
The Aesthetic of our Anger: Anarcho-Punk, Politics and Music
McKay, G
(2016)
Gee Vaucher: Introspective
Webster E
(2016)
The impact of (jazz) festivals An Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded research report
in Jazz Research Journal
Webster, E
(2016)
Annotated Bibliography of The Impact of Music Festivals Research Review
| Description | Really a little early to articulate key findings specific to this renewal of the award--but related to stage one fellowship: With well over 300 projects funded and 500 community partners participating in Connected Communities this very large programme has identified and shared best practice and new thinking around the co-design and co-production of research--high level arts and humanities collaborative research practice. Across the programme we continue to work on strengthening CC's potentially transformative legacy. |
| Exploitation Route | Learning about CC research partnerships--eg best practice of AHRC collaborating with HLF. Further investment in programme legacy and policy work, identification of and work with key relatively under-resourced arts and humanities areas to date (e.g. literature), working across themes with other Leadership Fellows to identify common areas, problem ,solutions, dialogues, arguments and dissensus. |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Communities and Social Services/Policy,Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Environment,Healthcare,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Government, Democracy and Justice,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| URL | https://connected-communities.org |
| Description | In the context of a key leadership role for one of RCUK's cross-council and multidisciplinary programmes, Connected Communities had tremendous impact by virtue of its over 350 awards, working in collaboration with over 1000 community partners. Helping to shape and advise on priorities and funding decisions, as well as on AHRC funding policy, the leadership fellowship position influenced the development of co-production and co-design of research activities cross the arts and humanities. Collaborative research across the arts and humanities field was further enhanced and support by Connected Communities, and by its Leadership Fellows. |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Communities and Social Services/Policy,Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Environment,Healthcare,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Government, Democracy and Justice,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Policy & public services |
| Description | Additional funding stream for AHRC Global Challenges Research Fund event at UEA |
| Amount | £6,112 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2017 |
| End | 06/2017 |
| Description | Additional funding stream for Connected Communities Early Career Researchers conference |
| Amount | £16,632 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2016 |
| End | 03/2016 |
| Description | Innovative Practice in Living Archives, Digital Creativity and Music-Making |
| Amount | £25,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Department | Research England |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2020 |
| End | 11/2020 |
| Description | Co-organiser with EFG London Jazz Festival of Jazz and the City symposium |
| Organisation | EFG London Jazz Festival |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Collaborated with Dr Emma Webster and the EFG London Jazz Festival to secure speakers and chair panels on Festivals and the City. Speakers included Steve Rubie (606 Club), Orphy Robinson, and Mikey Martins (Freedom Festival); and Musicians and the City, featuring Andy Sheppard, Sarah Tandy, and Charles Umney (Leeds Business School). |
| Collaborator Contribution | The event formed part of the 2016 programme for the EFG London Jazz Festival which provided the venue, publicity and logistical support. |
| Impact | Part of lager project which has outputs. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | Impact of Festivals project, in partnership with EFG London Jazz Festival |
| Organisation | EFG London Jazz Festival |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | I supervised a postdoctoral research assistant who was 'researcher in residence' for the EFG London Jazz Festival, and its producing company Serious Music. Postdoc was working with the festival to produce a history of the London Jazz Festival since its establishment in 1993. This included attendance and work at the 2015 festival, as well as interviews with key players and organisers from the organisation. Outputs included a review of scholarly and cultural work on the impact of (jazz) festivals, a history of the London Jazz Festival (for publication 2017), and a research / industry-facing symposium to be held at Cheltenham Jazz Festival in April 2016. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to festival records and archive, to 2015 festival concerts and events, desk space and equipment for research in residence work, social media about the researcher's role, interview and discussion time with festival organisation team, attendance at meetings. |
| Impact | Events and publications listed elsewhere on RF (can't you have a cross-ref mechanism?) Symposia at Cheltenham and London Jazz Festivals 2016. 4x impact publications/reports/ annotated bibliographies 1x written history of London Jazz Festival |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Organiser on Researching (Jazz) Festivals: A Day of Ideas and Discussion, Cheltenham Jazz Festival |
| Organisation | Cheltenham Festivals |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The research team approached Cheltenham Jazz Festival to collaborate on an event featuring festival directors and researchers talking about jazz and festivals (and jazz festivals), and to launch the new report for the Arts and Humanities Research Council about the impact of British music festivals. The event was open to the public, festival organisers, journalists and researchers, free of charge, taking place in a dedicated space at the jazz festival site during the Cheltenham Jazz Festival. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Cheltenham Jazz Festival helped to organise the Day of Ideas and Discussion as part of their 2016 Festival Programme. They provided the venue in the Spoken Word Festival Tent and were active in promoting the event to their audiences ensuring the event was attended by the public. |
| Impact | Part of an on-going relationship with a small number of festival organisations. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Translating Cultures - Reggae Research Network |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Shared organisation and funding of the Reggae Research Network |
| Collaborator Contribution | Shared organisation and funding of the Reggae Research Network |
| Impact | Reggae Research Network events in Norwich, Liverpool and London |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | UEA Gig History - Punk event |
| Organisation | University of East Anglia |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Event organisation and funding |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provided exhibition for event, literature to hand out and guidance |
| Impact | Punk in the Provinces event in Norwich, part of AHRC DIY Cultures and Participatory Arts postdoc activity |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Cheltenham Jazz Festival, AHRC public talk on Banned Music, event chair |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I acted as chair introducing AHRC funded speaker and event, and feeling questions, led to a lively discussion and continued talk after event with audience |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Co-curator of Utopia 500, AHRC Commemoration Events |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Taking inspiration from the 500th anniversary of the publication in 1516 in Latin of Thomas More's Utopia, as well as a Connected Communities / Care for the Future Symposium on 'Utopias, Futures and Temporalities: Critical Considerations for Social Change' held in May 2015, the 2016 Connected Communities Events Programme had a central theme of Utopias. This year long programme encompassed a range of events, from regional events in local communities to large international conferences bringing together researchers from the arts and humanities (and other disciplines where appropriate), research organisations, community groups, creative practitioners and other community partners. Our largest scale Utopias event was the Connected Communities Festival exploring Community Futures and Utopias which saw local activities taking place across the country between March and July. The Festival was undertaken in partnership with The Somerset House Trust as a part of Utopia 2016: a year of Imagination and Possibility - four seasons of events, exhibitions and new commissions celebrating the idea of Utopia to mark the 500th anniversary of Thomas More's influential text. Utopia 2016 was a partnership between the Somerset House Trust and its neighbours King's College London and the Courtauld Institute and Gallery. The 2016 Festival supported high quality participatory arts research and research co-production activities across the UK on the theme of community futures and utopias and provided an opportunity to explore creative ways to build upon, and widen and deepen community engagement with, research being undertaken by the Connected Communities Programme and with wider AHRC/RCUK-funded research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.utopia500.org.uk/ |
| Description | EFG London Jazz Festival, Jazz Rants evening, panel member |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Audience viewed musicians and researchers discussing 'provocative' aspects of jazz culture, lively interaction, increased understanding of academic work in field, |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | EFG London Jazz Festival, Jazz and multi-arts festivals, panel chair |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public event as part of music festival--enhanced interest, enhanced profile for academy research at major event |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Europe Jazz Conference, Lisbon 2018, panel on jazz researchers working with jazz festivals |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | c. 25-30 attendees to engage with panel discussion about the place of academic research on jazz to jazz festival programmes. Europe Jazz Network is the umbrella organisation for jazz festivals across Europe, and this its major annual gathering over 3 days. Audience was mix of scholars and festival organisers, also some musicians and journalists. Shared best practice including public engagement innovations such as the Professor in Residence scheme initiated with EFG London Jazz Festival, and AHRC collaboration with same cultural organisation. Discussion and ideas shared afterwards with music industry partners. Further work carried on the establishment of an industry-facing group within Europe Jazz Network of jazz researchers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.europejazz.net/activity/european-jazz-conference |
| Description | Kendal Calling festival, co-curator and chair of public discussion panel, Festivals Britannia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Co-curated content and haired panel discussion with researchers and industry speakers in a tent at this pop festival, which attracted a large audience, some in passing through, some for 1-2 hours. Lots of discussion afterwards about Glastonbury, free feeds, festival culture ad organisation, with audience, who gained greater understanding of festival history and practice. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://georgemckay.org/festivals-britannia-panel-lost-eden-glade-kendal-calling-festival-31-july/ |
| Description | Keynote lecture at Re-Imagining Rurality conference (University of Westminster) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Keynote lecture given by George McKay at the Re-Imagining Rurality conference at the University of Westminster. Audience included scholars of horticulture and landscape, activists, gardeners |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://georgemckay.org/re-imagining-rurality-conference-27-28-february-london/ |
| Description | Keynote lecture at Research and Innovation annual conference (Southampton Solent University) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Keynote lecture given by George McKay at Practice-Related Research: Research and Innovation conference, held annually at Southampton Solent University.The conference focussed on practice related research, reflecting the growing interest of the sector in this area. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Keynote lecture at Twelve Points Festival (San Sebastian) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Keynote lecture given by George McKay entitled 'The jazz festival in Europe' and panel, part of the training and CPD events for EU musicians and cultural organisers around Twelve Points Festival. Key question discussed with professionals: how to revitalise the jazz/music festival. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://georgemckay.org/revitalising-the-jazz-music-festival-at-12-points-san-sebastian/ |
| Description | Keynote public lecture at jazz festival and conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A public lecture in the conference part Jazz and Cultural Identity: In and Out of Europe, of Preston Jazz Festival/UCLan: 'British jazz festivals in sites of transatlantic slave trade heritage.' This explored a key UK jazz festival (Cheltenham) and its silences around transatlantic slave trade heritage. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Lead Organiser on Changing the Future Research Landscape? A Connected Communities Conference for ECRs, UEA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | A key constituency for the Connected Communities programme, including for its future-oriented aspirations, is our early career researchers (ECRs). These play a vital role in many of the projects funded under the Programme including the large grant projects and First World War Engagement Centres. We have also sought specifically to identify their needs and pressures and to support them across the programme. This event focused on them and their collaborative research activities with community partner organisations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://connected-communities.org/index.php/news/final-conference-programme-for-ecr-conference-at-th... |
| Description | Lead organiser (with Profs Charles Forsdick and Paul Gilroy) AHRC Reggae Research Network and conference UEA/Liverpool/London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | This Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded network is a joint initiative between the Translating Cultures theme and the Connected Communities programme, and is open to researchers and partners funded under those areas, as well as to the wider academic and music communities.The network's programme of activities explores the neglected important popular music, political, religious culture of reggae. The purpose of this first symposium was to begin scoping the field of research and public engagement activity so we could see where work on reggae is already being undertaken and also to begin to think about research gaps. The Symposium was attended by 40 people, with a range of speakers, both based in the UK and internationally, who talked about and presented their work on areas including: •Current and recent funded research projects on reggae and related areas •PhD students introducing their reggae-related research topics •Wider public knowledge activity on reggae, including exhibitions •Academic researchers presenting their own work in the field. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.reggaenetwork.wordpress.com/ |
| Description | Lead organiser of LitCom 1: A Conference on Literature and Communities, UEA/Writers' Centre Norwich |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | LitCom 1 looked at the relationship between literature and communities both on the Connected Communities Programme and in the wider field. The conference aimed to take issue with a conception of literature as an individualistic arts practice (solo writer, solo reader), to offer a critical space for those projects and activities that have been engaging with literature, and to co-produce research questions which will inform further events and a planned edited book around the topic. The one and a half day conference was organised in conjunction with the Writers' Centre Norwich and was attended by 60 people from Connected Community Projects, Writers, Charities, Community Group Workers and members of the public. Participants reported that they made useful connections and are planning to collaborate further. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Lincoln University, Heritage Network symposium, speaker |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | AHRC Connected Communities project event. Continued discussion about collaborative research, heritage and university partnerships, leading to close relations between the two sectors, joint activities and applications. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Member of Organising Committee for Rhythm Changes 4th International Conference, Jazz Utopia, Birmingham City University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 4th in our series of international gatherings around jazz studies, which are characterised by dialogue between academic researchers, industry figures, musicians and other creatives. The conference theme was Jazz Utopia, which tied in with the Utopia 500 events programme organised by Connected Communities programme more widely. More flexibility and interest from jazz event organisers (producers, festival directors) in including researchers in their programming. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.bcu.ac.uk/media/research/rhythm-changes |
| Description | Member of scientific committee Keep It Simple Make It Fast, 3rd international conference, University of Porto |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Involvement in organising committee for this 3rd gathering of scholars, independent riders, musicians and activists working around EU punk scenes and movements and histories. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.kismifconference.com/en/call-conference-2/ |
| Description | Organiser of Connected Communities and Utopia Conference at the British Library |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | The 'Connected Communities and Utopia' Conference aimed to look back at the year long Utopia 500 programme to consider what we know about utopia and community that we didn't know before and to share reflections on Utopia 500 that might be useful in Utopia 501. 60 people attended including Connected Communities Researchers and Community Partners who had taken part in Utopia 500 as well as members of the public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.utopia500.org.uk/ |
| Description | Prague, HERA Joint Research Programme conference, chair, knowledge transfer discussion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Chair and discussant in panel with project leaders wth collaborative research component for launch of new HERA EU research programme-- |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Public, artist and academic conference, New Perspectives on Participatory Arts |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A conference held at University of East Anglia. From the CFP: This FREE conference, organised by the AHRC Connected Communities programme, seeks to draw together the new knowledge and practice generated by and emerging from funded research projects across Connected Communities as well as more widely in the fields of community and participatory arts. One of the progamme's eight strategic focuses has been around participatory arts-this is an opportunity for those involved to share their work and thoughts with other project teams and communities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://connected-communities.org/index.php/events/event/new-perspectives-in-participatory-arts/ |
| Description | Reggae Futures: Reggae Research Network Conference in London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Reggae Futures was a two-day pair of reggae research events in London bringing together the Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded Reggae Research Network and Bass Culture project. The sold-out first day was organised by the Reggae Research Network and held at Senate House, with approximately 80 people in attendance. Organisers invited both past speakers to build on their previous contributions and those who have not presented before to explore new topics. As the first event open to a wider audience outside of the network, our intention was to open the conversation around the future of reggae research and to both celebrate and interrogate the plethora of work being carried out in this area. The event included an evening performance with a live sound system and Caribbean food, held at the Horse Hospital in Bloomsbury. The second day was organised by Bass Culture Research and was held at the Regent Street Cinema. Presenters included performers, artists, community activists and industry professionals. Participants reported new opportunities for community participation and research arising out of the network, and expressed a wish for further events and involvement. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://reggaenetwork.wordpress.com/ |
| Description | Reggae Research Network Symposium - Liverpool |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The aim of the second symposium in Liverpool, which brought together new speakers with participants from the inaugural event in Norwich, was to build on the first meeting and to consider ways in which the field of work on reggae might be expanded and deepened. We were joined by Matthew Smith from UWI as part of a commitment to hearing more from Caribbean-based researchers on reggae. The event was organised in association with the Institute of Popular Music, University of Liverpool. it was held in a non-university venue - the Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://reggaenetwork.wordpress.com/ |
| Description | Reggae Research Network Symposium - Norwich |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The purpose of the first Reggae Research Network symposium was to begin scoping the field of research and public engagement activity so we could see where work on reggae is already being undertaken and also to begin to think about research gaps. We invited a range of speakers, both based in the UK and more internationally, to talk about and present their work on areas including current and recent funded research projects on reggae and related areas, PhD students introducing their reggae-related research topics, wider public knowledge activity on reggae, including exhibitions, academic researchers presenting their own work in the field. Held at non-university venue - Anteros Arts Centre, Norwich. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://reggaenetwork.wordpress.com/ |
| Description | Rhythm Change VI international jazz conference, Jazz Journeys, Kunstuniversität Graz |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Member, organising committee, Rhythm Changes VI international conference, Jazz Journeys, Kunstuniversität Graz. The Rhythm Changes biennial conferences have been characterised by a mix of academic research, practice-based work by academic musicians, and links with and contributions from the jazz industry, and archives across Europe. This was our latest conference to date, and included a number of delegates and speakers from the creative sector as well as scholars of jazz studies. Around 200 people at4ended, and contributed to lively discussions about understanding jazz, jazz media, jazz in everyday life, and more. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.rhythmchanges.net/2019-conference/conference-programme/ |
| Description | Rhythm Changes Conference 31st Aug - 3rd Sept 2017, Amsterdam |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Member of organising committee for this 5th international jazz studies conference. Attended by international jazz researchers, archivists, journalists, some musicians, 120 delegates from 20+ countries. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Street Music: An International Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Following Connected Communities established practice, the conference sought to function as a place for dialogue between academics, independent researchers, musicians, performers, and the arts and cultural policy sectors. From brass bands to buskers to ballad singers, organ grinders to beatboxing, one-man/-person bands to flash mobs, music has long played a role in how we experience the public space of the street. In this conference we aimed to contribute to the growing discourse around the role of street music in our contemporary communities and to understand its historical significance. This conference was organised as part of the Creative Spaces and Public Culture project at UEA, funded by the AHRC Connected Communities programme. It featured a Musician-in-Residence, 'one-man-band' Mr Pete Moser, 40 speakers and musicians presenting, from buskers to academics, advocacy groups to festival directors and arts policy workers. The conference was held over two days in the Forum, Norwich's main public library in the city centre, and during the annual multi-arts Norfolk and Norwich Festival. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://connected-communities.org/index.php/events/event/street-music-conference/ |
| Description | UEA London Lecture 2019: Popular music and disability |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | C 150 people attended a public lecture, one of an annual series organised by University of East Anglia, called the UEA London Lectures. The topic drew on McKay's research expertise in popular music and the disabled body, different embodiments and voices from rock n roll onwards. There were many questions and lively debate from audience members, scholarly, informed, anecdotal, and personal. This continued in a very lively way at the post-lecture reception. A pre-lecture short film showing McKay introducing the topic was made as taster and is available on Youtube. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnXvwpJvsmE |
| Description | Wroclaw, European Jazz Network Conference, European jazz research network panel member |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Academics met with musicians and journalists, arts administrators to discus establishment of a EU-wide network of jazz researchers to collaborate with EJN members at their events and activities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | talk to festival directors at East Anglian Festivals Network annual conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A talk on aspects of impact of music festivals for EAFN, drawing on our AHRC-funded report. This led to much interest from festival organisers, including follow-up conversations about future plans and projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |