Visual Culture

Check out this fantastic animated poster from @UniPortBAGD student Josh Langley for the forthcoming Whole Earth events at @UniPortCCI Wednesday 7-9 December. Talks, workshops, exhibitions. Reserve free tickets: the-whole-earth.com @ollygruner @moohna @danmccabe_

The theme of #WorldSpaceWeek is space and sustainability. Find out more about what we're doing at our @UoPCosmology international centre of research excellence #space #sustainability #WSW22 bit.ly/3Ch1IW5

This SPARKS focuses on the work of artists and animators who worked in the 1960’s, 1970’s, and 1980’s. Sign up for a free symposium here dac.siggraph.org/pioneers-digit…

Interesting to study for students interested in Art activism / climate change: Satirizing news items - changing the name of the Hurricane shows who is behind the causes for climate change that result in extreme weather events such as these (i.e. Oil companies)

Students interested in art activism against climate change - watch this!

Contemporary net art project, shared by @LeonardoISAST with some experimental navigation and some project elements that may be interesting to ponder for Visual culture students interested in Computer arts and AI thewrong.leonardo.info

Interesting lecture series for Technology & the Image students computerconservationsociety.org/lectures/curre…

RAL lecture today - 'Following Flexipede’s Footsteps: Software Archaeology and Cybernetic Serendipity' about Tony Pritchett and - arguably- the first computer animated character tonypritchett.co.uk

First Look: Cyberfeminism Index :: New Museum - online collection of resources for techno-critical works 1990-2020 gathered by Mindy Seu newmuseum.org/exhibitions/vi…

Interesting quote as our L6 prepare their final year project: "People feel that it is very important for artists to have an aim. Actually what's vital is to have a beginning. You find your aim in the process of working. You discover it" Bridget Riley, 2002

Anne Lister's diaries reveal lesbian subculture and identity in pre-victorian Britain inews.co.uk/opinion/gentle…

Cactus Bikini, 1930s

Learn about the history of tattoo art and get a professional photo of your tattoo at a talk on 'Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed' by @mattlodder on 18 Oct 6:30pm in Eldon Building (EW 1.11). To book a place at the talk visit: tinyurl.com/y7zvclw2

@Visualculture1 colleague Simon Hobbs' new book 'Cultivating Extreme Art Cinema: Text, Paratext and Home Video Culture' is now available for reading/borrowing/browsing in @Uoplibrary

Looking forward to talking comics, satire, politics and the Corbyn Comic with @AnnaTrench @JAKeDetonator @LouisNetter this Saturday @bradfordlitfest bit.ly/2FfD48B

Artist photographer produces spoofs of prominent adverts with gender roles reserved to highlight sexism in representation elirezkallah.com/photography

Jayson Messon 'Art Thoughtz' : YouTube based performance work critiquing institutional racism and also contemporary art theory anthology.rhizome.org/art-thoughtz

RT @CCI_Research: Stephen Harper @PantherSphere has insightful article on The State published @UoPSMPA twitter.com/CSTonlinetv/st…

Congrats Eva! RT @cinemausherette: Cinema Usherettes: identity and ideology is now published participations.org (May 2017) ENJOY!

Our judges this year include @LisaAppignanesi and @ManBookerPrize shortlisted Deborah Levy, and more! @Viscult @VisualCulture1 @VCRG_UWE