Karen Seaward-Patel
@karenpatel.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Media at Birmingham City University
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Come and do a Creative Arts Masters by Research with me as and @karenpatel.bsky.social at BCU! www.bcu.ac.uk/mres-creativ... Its a stepping stone to doing a PhD but even if a PhD is not for you, an MRes is a great qualification to gain new skills & develop your creative practice.
Masters by Research in Creative Arts - MRes - 2025/26 Entry
The MRes in Creative Arts provides you with the specialist research skills and transferable attributes to prepare you for professional research careers in the creative industries, academia and beyond....
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September 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Come and do a Creative Arts Masters by Research with me as and @karenpatel.bsky.social at BCU! www.bcu.ac.uk/mres-creativ... Its a stepping stone to doing a PhD but even if a PhD is not for you, an MRes is a great qualification to gain new skills & develop your creative practice.
Thank you Lorna.
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In Conversation with… Lorna Hamilton-Brown: Who’s Getting a Seat at the Table?
Published in TEXTILE: Cloth and Culture (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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September 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Thank you Lorna.
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A great couple of days so far at @sasemeeting.bsky.social in Montreal for the craft mini conference. Enjoyed talking about my book this morning, and hearing great presentations on all things craft and neo-craft from the fabulous presenters
July 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A great couple of days so far at @sasemeeting.bsky.social in Montreal for the craft mini conference. Enjoyed talking about my book this morning, and hearing great presentations on all things craft and neo-craft from the fabulous presenters
Today!
Free event! 'Safe for Work? Conversations about harm &the creative industries' May 9, Aston Uni, Birmingham
Talks: Rohit Dasgupta, Tanya Horeck, Yuval Katz, Amelia Knott, Vicki Mayer, George Musgrave, Jack Newsinger, Karen Patel, Emily Coleman, Anamik Saha, Nina Willment, Mhairi Brennan, Helen Wood
Talks: Rohit Dasgupta, Tanya Horeck, Yuval Katz, Amelia Knott, Vicki Mayer, George Musgrave, Jack Newsinger, Karen Patel, Emily Coleman, Anamik Saha, Nina Willment, Mhairi Brennan, Helen Wood
Safe for Work? Conversations about harm and the creative industries
The creative industries are often associated with pleasure but what about the harms associated with cultural work?
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May 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Today!
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Free event! 'Safe for Work? Conversations about harm &the creative industries' May 9, Aston Uni, Birmingham
Talks: Rohit Dasgupta, Tanya Horeck, Yuval Katz, Amelia Knott, Vicki Mayer, George Musgrave, Jack Newsinger, Karen Patel, Emily Coleman, Anamik Saha, Nina Willment, Mhairi Brennan, Helen Wood
Talks: Rohit Dasgupta, Tanya Horeck, Yuval Katz, Amelia Knott, Vicki Mayer, George Musgrave, Jack Newsinger, Karen Patel, Emily Coleman, Anamik Saha, Nina Willment, Mhairi Brennan, Helen Wood
Safe for Work? Conversations about harm and the creative industries
The creative industries are often associated with pleasure but what about the harms associated with cultural work?
www.eventbrite.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Free event! 'Safe for Work? Conversations about harm &the creative industries' May 9, Aston Uni, Birmingham
Talks: Rohit Dasgupta, Tanya Horeck, Yuval Katz, Amelia Knott, Vicki Mayer, George Musgrave, Jack Newsinger, Karen Patel, Emily Coleman, Anamik Saha, Nina Willment, Mhairi Brennan, Helen Wood
Talks: Rohit Dasgupta, Tanya Horeck, Yuval Katz, Amelia Knott, Vicki Mayer, George Musgrave, Jack Newsinger, Karen Patel, Emily Coleman, Anamik Saha, Nina Willment, Mhairi Brennan, Helen Wood
Really looking forward to this event and the conversations to be had. www.eventbrite.com/e/safe-for-w...
Safe for Work? Conversations about harm and the creative industries
The creative industries are often associated with pleasure but what about the harms associated with cultural work?
www.eventbrite.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Really looking forward to this event and the conversations to be had. www.eventbrite.com/e/safe-for-w...
I am available to supervise PhD students interested in the creative industries, inequalities, craft, and social media platforms. Find out more: www.bcu.ac.uk/courses/medi...
Media and Cultural Studies - PhD - 2025/26 Entry
Study a PhD in Media and Cultural Studies at Birmingham City University.
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March 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I am available to supervise PhD students interested in the creative industries, inequalities, craft, and social media platforms. Find out more: www.bcu.ac.uk/courses/medi...
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In "Through the looking glass", Sarah Banet-Weiser and @jillybkay.bsky.social argue that grasping the dynamics of ‘mirroring’ in digital culture is crucial for analyzing contemporary #gender politics as it plays out in an increasingly reactionary terrain.
Read: doi.org/10.1177/1367... #feminism
Read: doi.org/10.1177/1367... #feminism
January 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
In "Through the looking glass", Sarah Banet-Weiser and @jillybkay.bsky.social argue that grasping the dynamics of ‘mirroring’ in digital culture is crucial for analyzing contemporary #gender politics as it plays out in an increasingly reactionary terrain.
Read: doi.org/10.1177/1367... #feminism
Read: doi.org/10.1177/1367... #feminism
Final talk is from @drshardiabpalmer.bsky.social on Black girls, representation and intersectionality. "The lack of representation is not an issue now, it's what is being represented and how". So true!
January 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Final talk is from @drshardiabpalmer.bsky.social on Black girls, representation and intersectionality. "The lack of representation is not an issue now, it's what is being represented and how". So true!
Great talk by
@mindyptolomey.bsky.social on zine making and visible mending as research methods
@mindyptolomey.bsky.social on zine making and visible mending as research methods
January 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Great talk by
@mindyptolomey.bsky.social on zine making and visible mending as research methods
@mindyptolomey.bsky.social on zine making and visible mending as research methods
Great to hear Prof Angela McRobbie speaking about her work on girls studies and her time at the Birmingham CCCS
January 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Great to hear Prof Angela McRobbie speaking about her work on girls studies and her time at the Birmingham CCCS
A recap of the CEDIA conference which took place earlier this month. Thanks to all presenters and everyone involved!
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CEDIA Conference: Inequalities and Diversity in the Arts and Creative Industries
This conference by CEDIA, the Centre for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Arts, took place on Thursday 16th January in the Parkside building at BCU. This was the first ever academic conference...
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January 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
A recap of the CEDIA conference which took place earlier this month. Thanks to all presenters and everyone involved!
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www.bcu.ac.uk/research/blo...
Looking forward to hosting this hybrid conference on 16th January, with 40+ speakers from around the world and the fabulous Subhadra Das as keynote. It will be hybrid so you can sign up and view the programme here:
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CEDIA conference: Inequalities and Diversity in the Media and Creative Industries
This conference, hosted by the Centre for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Arts (CEDIA) at Birmingham City University, aims to bring together research focusing on the conditions of work in the...
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December 17, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Looking forward to hosting this hybrid conference on 16th January, with 40+ speakers from around the world and the fabulous Subhadra Das as keynote. It will be hybrid so you can sign up and view the programme here:
www.bcu.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.bcu.ac.uk/news-events/...
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December 17, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Reposted by Karen Seaward-Patel
Its #13 on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social Critical Theory countdown to xmas! Today we've got @karenpatel.bsky.social on the brilliant "Craft as a Creative Industry" newbooksnetwork.com/craft-as-a-c... 1/2
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December 13, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Its #13 on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social Critical Theory countdown to xmas! Today we've got @karenpatel.bsky.social on the brilliant "Craft as a Creative Industry" newbooksnetwork.com/craft-as-a-c... 1/2