SGSAH Summer School 2022, 20th - 24th June
Programme
This year, the SGSAH Summer School is taking a hybrid approach; the sessions on 20-21 June are online and those on 23-24 June are in-person, at the University of Strathclyde's TIC Building in Glasgow. Find out more about each individual session by clicking on a title below and click here to register via Eventbrite. (NB. These workshops and seminars are aimed at Arts & Humanities PhD researchers in Scotland).
We have various other events happening during the week, too. The SGSAH Year 2 Symposium 'Coming Together' is taking place in-person on Wednesday 22 June, where the Y2 SGSAH cohort will share with each other what they have been working on over the past two years. We will also be hosting our Doctoral Research Showcase on 23rd-24th June, with reception/presentation event Thurs 23rd June 5.30-7pm. The showcase will be in the foyer of the TIC. We welcome anyone interested in arts & humanities PhD research in Scotland to come along.
Browse the programme for the week below and click on a title to find out more.
Monday 20th June
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24 MayBrought to you by the History Discipline+ Catalyst, this session will explore some of the ways in which material culture can be a resource for historical analysis, as well as some of the challenges faced by museums with regard to decolonisation.
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29 May
[AM] Academic IP
This online session explores how intellectual property law impacts doctoral researchers, and how this can be used protect the commercial potential of their intellectual outputs. -
26 May
[AM] The Innovative Researcher
Introduce innovation habits into the way you work, learn core creativity techniques to think freely, spot possibilities and explore new tools and exciting new strategic and creative research directions. -
01 Jun
[PM] Keynote: Prof Dan Hicks
It's not a "Culture War", it's a War on Culture. It's being waged against our arts, culture and heritage organisations, and against our universities under the banner of a "war on woke". This talk digs into some of the historical roots of this weaponisation of culture, and looks at where it might go next. -
24 May
[PM] First Article Workshop
This online workshop will introduce the process of writing and publishing a first peer-reviewed journal article. We will cover topics including journal selection, acceptable article scope, and the tailoring of your article to disciplinary norms. -
24 May
[PM] Cognitive Humanities Workshop (Part I)
This workshop offers the opportunity to explore the fast-developing field of the cognitive humanities. We’ll investigate how cognitive science and philosophy offer new ways of interpreting literary, cultural and historical works and artefacts, and of understanding the processes that shape those interpretations. You’ll leave ready to recognise different cognitive humanities approaches and to apply them to your own research practices. -
24 May
[PM] First Steps in Collaborations & Partnerships
This panel discussion and workshop explores tips and advice for setting up collaborations and internships, as well as tips for managing the early stages of a partnership. -
26 May
[PM] Idea Generation
Designed to change the way you think this is a highly participative workshop where you’ll be challenged to try out a variety of flexible thinking and idea generating techniques. Everyone has the ability to come up with fresh ideas, think differently and create new connections. -
20 May
[PM] Privilege & Silence: Identifying & Dismantling White Supremacy
This session will explore a brief history of the concepts of race, white privilege and the system of white supremacy and how everyday racism acts to silence, demean, and reinforces inequalities. -
24 May
[PM] Blast Theory Workshop
This workshop is brought to you by the Media, Film, TV & Communications Discipline+ Catalyst. Blast Theory make interactive art to explore social and political questions. In this workshop, Blast Theory artist, Nick Tandavanitj will show how the group incorporates play and user testing in their creative process to develop novel forms of participatory performance and to structure interactivity.
Tuesday 21st June
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24 May
[AM] Decolonising Archaeology & Classics: Methods and Approaches
This session is brought to you by the Archaeology & Classics Discipline+ Catalyst. Decolonising research is a central conversation that affects current practice in archaeology, classics, related disciplines and industries. This session will be led by invited speakers who will present their research and lead into a wider discussion of how PhD students challenge racist and colonialist legacies and develop more ethical approaches in their own research. -
24 May
[AM] Minding the (gender) gap on Wikipedia
Wikipedia is the world’s largest encyclopedia. Did you know that you can edit Wikipedia? If you’d like to give it a try, join us (and lots of other newbies) in finding out where your knowledge might improve Wikipedia and make it a better place for everyone. We will take you through the process step by step and will be available to answer any questions you may have. Speak/read more than one language? Even better! -
24 May
[AM] How2 Build Impact - How2Glu
This online workshop will help you understand the principles of different kinds of impact (academic, societal and economic), how to identify the intended impacts of research and potential beneficiaries, and how to plan activities that will help achieve those intended impacts. -
24 May
[PM] Breaking Down Imposter Syndrome - How2Glu
This online workshop will help you understand the principles of different kinds of impact (academic, societal and economic), how to identify the intended impacts of research and potential beneficiaries, and how to plan activities that will help achieve those intended impacts. -
24 May
[PM] Queer Data – Who Counts?
Arming us with the tools for action, this workshop will explore why it is important to understand, collect and analyse queer data, the benefits and challenges involved in doing so, and how we might better use queer data in our work. -
24 May
[PM] Researcher as an Ally
Activism isn’t just about protests and placards; as researchers, we can use our educational privilege to question and broaden different types of knowledge that are deemed credible.
Wed 22nd June: SGSAH Year 2 Symposium
Thursday 23rd June
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24 May
[AM] Textual Editing Workshop
This session gives attendees the opportunity to hear and discuss current scholarship in the field of textual editing, as well as allowing for the chance to investigate selected case-studies and worked examples of textual editing. -
24 May
[AM] (Creative) Practice Research Methods: faffing about as a sort of knowledge
The session will feature a short framing lecture, and then present different sorts of examples of (creative) practice research that have been used within research contexts. This is way of working has become more popular in the past decade, and the event will explore the distinctions between 'practice-led' and 'practice-based' research, and the benefits and drawbacks of these approaches. -
24 May
[AM] Reaching Out: Citizenship, Culture and Ethics KE Hub Forum
In this workshop, run by SGSAH's Citizenship, Culture & Ethics KE Hub, we'll practice strategies for reaching out to collaborators, employers or partners outside academia. -
24 May
[AM] Presentation Skills – How not to be rubbish
How you present is as important, if not more, than what you say! This session will help you get it right and show the audience exactly what you need to get your message across. -
24 May
[AM] Time Management Mindset - How2Glu
This participative workshop helps you rethink your ‘to do’ list by starting with how you define or redefine the scope of your research project and talking through your expectations and others’ expectations. -
24 May
[AM] What is Agency Anyways? Improvisation workshop
The session aims to explore how improvisation can help to enhance listening, to improve flexibility and receptivity and to reduce the bias connected to set expectations while working collaboratively or through participatory practices in research. The workshop is meant to be a playful way to think about intellectual property and agency, while inviting researchers to think about the unexpected - and the necessity to adapt to it - as an opportunity. -
24 May
[AM] Actor-Network Mapping for Academic Cultural Impact
This event is brought to you by the SGSAH Cultural & Museum Studies Discipline+ Catalyst. It will discuss: how can visual mapping, based upon actor-network theory (ANT), frame a ‘roundtable’ exploration of potential interest in academic research that can inform the design and dissemination of meaningful impact? -
24 May
[PM] ‘What’s Next?’: Navigating the Postdoctoral Terrain
This workshop offers an honest, transparent view of postdoctoral life, showing how you can remain hopeful while navigating these often precarious, uncertain, and confusing years. -
24 May
[PM] And you may find yourself...: Autoethnography in practice-based research
This workshop aims to explore specific applications of autoethnographic methods within a research project and what form these might take. We will begin by breaking down practice-based research into three main domains (framework, method, and data), discussing the implications for this approach for different kinds of project. -
24 May
[PM] Thinking ecologically: relationality, difference and materiality
This session is focused on the complex issues of relationality, difference and materiality in ecological thinking. The aim of the session is to consider whether ecological thinking needs a material dimension, and what that might be. -
26 May
[PM] Storytelling for Researchers – tell them a tale
Heard about this storytelling thing and want to know more? This is the workshop for you. Stories are one of the most effective ways to engage audiences with your work. Research is ripe for finding impactful tales, from personal anecdotes to making the best use of examples, storytelling is an invaluable skill for anyone who wants to present with impact. -
24 May
[PM] Non-Academic Writing - How2Glu
This workshop will help you understand the key differences between academic writing and non-academic writing, identify and adapt to different audiences, and work through practical ways to approach writing for non-academic audiences. -
01 Jun
[PM] Keynote: SGSAH Publics, Platforms & Performances
This plenary roundtable welcomes back three SGSAH alumni, who during their PhDs and beyond have developed particular expertise in showcasing their research, in taking it out into wider communities, and creating platforms for discussion connecting academia to the various audiences. -
24 May
[PM] Research Showcase Launch Event
SGSAH will be hosting its annual Doctoral Research Showcase to illustrate the innovative research being undertaken by arts & humanities doctoral researchers across Scotland. All are welcome to attend.
Thur 23rd & Fri 24th June: SGSAH Research Showcase
Where: TIC circulation space; level 3 mezzanine
When: 23rd-24th June, with reception/presentation event Thurs 23rd June 5.30-7pm
Who: Click here to view details of our exhibitors
Click here to register via Eventbrite
Online digital showcase: SGSAHresearch.com
Friday 24th June
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01 Jun
[AM] Keynote: Kat Jungnickel
How to change the world stitch by stitch? Inventive clothing research, speculative sewing & experiments in the archives -
24 May
[AM] Blasad Gàidhlig: A Taste of Gaelic
This session will give participants a taste (blasad) of Gaelic language and culture, including some common conversational phrases as well as basic information on linguistic features, pronunciation and naming conventions. -
24 May
[FULL DAY] BBC - Introduction to Broadcasting
The activity takes place over the course of a day (10am-3pm) and aims to explain the broadcast production process; to outline the critical role of research therein; and to encourage PhD students to apply for research internships with BBC Scotland and with the Indie sector. -
24 May
[AM] Literature and Health Humanities
Brought to you by the SGSAH Literature Discipline+ Catalyst, this event introduces postgraduate researchers to the medical and health humanities. It will be of interest to doctoral students in literary studies, creative writing, critical theory and modern languages, but is open to any Arts and Humanities discipline. -
26 May
[AM] Cohort Development Fund Workshop
This workshop will offer the opportunity for doctoral researchers to hear more about the funding available under SGSAH’s ‘Cohort Development Fund’ (CDF) as well as explore and co-create ideas for collaboration. -
24 May
[AM] Intermediality: Practice-led Research in Modern Languages
A Masterclass and Workshop brought to you by the SGSAH Modern Languages Discipline+ Catalyst. A guest speaker will present some of the principles and methods behind practice-led research, taking us through her work in intermediality and more. -
24 May
[AM] Thinking about Things: research in conversation with objects
This interactive workshop will encourage participants to think with and about objects through a series of practical activities and discussions. -
24 May
[AM] CRER: Glasgow & the Empire Walking Workshop
The walks take participants on a historical journey through Glasgow’s mercantile past and examine the city’s connections with tobacco, slavery and the abolition movement. -
24 May
[PM] Exploring mental health in literature, personal writing and the archive
This session will explore some of the ways in which researchers are engaging with mental health through the literary works, personal writing and medical records of affected individuals. -
24 May
[PM] Guided Tour of Glasgow Necropolis
Come and explore the 37 acre (15 hectare) historically significant Victorian Cemetery. Telling the stories of some of the 50,000 people interred within its magnificent gates and their contribution to making Glasgow the second City of the Victorian Empire. -
24 May
[PM] The Health Humanities: A Transdisciplinary Bridging of...
This workshop will explore the centrality of transdisciplinarity to any scholarship that attempts to unpack and engage with complex, ‘real world’ challenges, particularly in health. The Health Humanities is a fast developing transdisciplinary area of inquiry that includes subject areas of the arts, humanities, and social sciences, in addition to practical areas of the health. -
26 May
[PM] Part-Time Researcher Networking Event
Following an opening workshop in May 2021 this networking event offers all part-time doctoral researchers in the arts and humanities from across Scotland the chance to share their experience of part-time study, whilst also discussing ideas for supporting this particular mode of study, both within home HEIs and through SGSAH. Anyone undertaking doctoral research on a part-time basis or interested in different modes of study is very welcome to attend the event. -
24 May
[PM] Cognitive Humanities Workshop (Part II)
This workshop offers the opportunity to explore the fast-developing field of the cognitive humanities. We’ll investigate how cognitive science and philosophy offer new ways of interpreting literary, cultural and historical works and artefacts, and of understanding the processes that shape those interpretations. You’ll leave ready to recognise different cognitive humanities approaches and to apply them to your own research practices. -
26 May
[PM] Social Media for Researchers
Getting your work on social media may be easy, but making it popular is more challenging. This workshop takes you through the main social media channels and looks at how to create short, sharp, sharable messages. Discover how to use social media to foster meaningful interactions and share your work with as many people as possible.