University of Stirling & Glasgow School of Art

How are the complex relationships between human sensorium, memory, identity & landscape represented through different approaches to the production & exhibition of the film-poem?

Academic History:

2015 - Current PhD Film & Media, University of Stirling & Glasgow School of Art

2012 - 2014 MLitt Film Studies, University of Stirling

1995 - 1998 BA (Hons) Media Production, Northumbria University

Supervisors:

Dr Sarah Neely

Dr Ross Birrell

Research Interests:

• film poetry
• phenomenology & film phenomenology
• artists' moving image
• experimental cinema
• film editing
• british cinema
• human memory & identity

In this practice-led research project I will explore film phenomenology through the production & exhibition of six short experimental film-poems. Key questions regarding how we experience a film beyond audiovisual perceptions, combined with a theoretical investigation discussing the impact of sensorial filmic experiences will be informed by the practice & exhibition of my work. These debates will relate to key themes concerning the interaction between human sensorium, memory, landscape & identity. The work will address these questions in the specific context of the Western Isles of Scotland.

Previous Research Projects:

‘Articulating the Avant-Garde’ - MLitt dissertation, which explored the reliability of memory through the filmpoem genre. This was accompanied by a 3-minute filmpoem, comprised of moving images, soundscapes & words.

Scholarships:

2015 - 2018 AHRC Doctoral Training Scholarship

Awards:

MLitt Film Studies course funded by the Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund

Contact Details:

Email: susannah.ramsay@stir.ac.uk 

First published: 22 September 2015