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. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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

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...

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

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

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! 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: www.bcu.ac.uk/news-events/...

We've started a cultural studies starter pack go.bsky.app/JdiDZZ9

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