Activating ideas: doctoral research at CSM
- Written byStudent Communications
- Published date 27 February 2024
Activating Ideas is a rolling programme of events, displays, performances, talks and workshops showcasing the diversity of doctoral research at CSM.
Celebrating the work of completing doctoral students, the programme invites students, staff and the public to engage with both theory and practice-based research across arts, performance, media, design, fashion, curating, and spatial practices.
With over 80 doctoral researchers at CSM, post-graduate research plays an important part in the research culture of the College and UAL at large. Activating Ideas aims to make this research visible in ways that foster exchange and dialogue across diverse communities and practices.
The programme is organised by PhD Programme Coordinators, Dr Caterina Albano and Dr Marketa Uhlirova, in collaboration with CSM Creative Producer Liam Green, and developed together with participating doctoral researchers.
Programme
Thursday 11 April
Typographic neutrality through the Latin script and beyond
How can typefaces contribute to visual neutrality? Two typeface designers, Julie Janet and Azza Alameddine discuss the elusive invisibility cloak of text and its challenges across multiscript typography. From research to street signs, a deep dive into the tiny clues and the processes at stake in our interpretation of written words.
Monday 13 May
Kate March's doctoral research is centred on six endometriosis journeys, including her own. This research produced an original ‘crip’ practice, denoted as "netherness".
Acting as an interpretive lens and conceptual framework, “netherness” fosters articulations of endometriosis and related gendered disability or chronic pain experiences. Theoretical discourse, poetry and performance imagery/film illustrate three distinct strands of praxis that contribute to inspiring realisations of netherness.
Trigger Warning: Endometriosis Content
This content contains discussions and descriptions related to endometriosis, a medical condition that affects the reproductive system. Topics may include chronic pain, reproductive health challenges like infertility, and medical procedures. Reader discretion is advised, and individuals with a history of trauma or those who may find such content distressing are encouraged to consider their comfort before engaging with this material. If you have concerns, please reach out to a healthcare professional or support network.
Past events
Wednesday 13 March
Perspectives on Fashion Curating: Representation and Social Justice
Professor and curator Alistair O'Neill leads a conversation on fashion curatorial methodologies with V&A curator Christine Checinska and Elizabeth Way, Central Saint Martins research degree candidate and Museum at FIT curator, on the evolving landscape of fashion curating and how fashion scholarship and education is responding to demands for more diverse narratives and perspectives, displays, and collecting practices.