Cultural Activism and Alternative Politics
Cultural Activism, Alternative Politics is an interdisciplinary cluster that aims to explore the significance of cultural theory for interpreting and reconceptualising contemporary politics, with particular emphasis placed upon its discursive constructions and everyday realities. The cluster intersects with individual research interests to explore common themes and formulates shared goals and interventions.听
Based in BCMCR, but with membership across the University, the Cultural Activism, Alternative Politics cluster aims to explore cultural theory in relation to contemporary politics. The cluster examines how various constructions of identity, history, interest, and inequalities intersect in ways that order and disrupt everyday social realities and political practices. Our shared interests include the politics of voice and listening; migration and citizenship; identity politics; political engagement and democracy, particularly for marginalised groups; social movements; temporal and spatial politics; the politics of Higher Education; art and activism; and practice-based research.
The cluster organises events - including reading/discussion groups, screenings, and panel discussions. Cluster members have recently collaborated with colleagues at University of Brighton, University of Manchester, and Freie-Universit盲t Berlin, amongst others. We also undertake collaborative writing projects within the Journal of Sonic Studies, Philosophy and Theory in Higher Education, and Time and Society. The cluster is also a space for peer reviewing work prior to and following reviews. Outputs from the cluster have shaped research-informed teaching in Media and Sociology.听
Areas of activity听
- Migration and citizenship听
- Social movements听
- Identities (including reconsiderations of identity politics)听
- Cultural studies approaches to art and activism听
- The political potential of practice-based research听
The politics of:听
- Voice and listening听
- Higher Education听
- Time and space听
Cluster members
- Professor Kirsten Forkert听听听
- Dr Zaki Nahaboo听
- Dr Tony Armstrong听
- Dr Gemma听 Commane听听
- Dr Emma Craddock听听听
- Dr Fadia Dakka听听听
- Dr Birgan Gokmenoglu听
- Dr Ed McKeon听听听
- Dr Licheng Qian听
- Professor Rob Smith听
- Dr Poppy Wilde听听听
- Dr Esther Windsor听
Postgraduate Researchers
- Shameela Yoosuf Ali听
- Andrew Bell听
- Reuben Mount