Interrogating Spaces

Walking pedagogies In this walk, Dr. Manrutt Wongkaew leads Carole Morrison and Gemma Riggs on an autobiographical walk from the now closed LCF building at John Princes St though Saville Row to Soho and China Town. We hear about Manrutt’s experiences as a tailor in Saville Row and how he embraces colour in his own fashion styling as a rebellion against conformity. Manrutt shares his stories of community in Soho that have informed his practice as a lecturer and his approach that allows students to bring their authentic selves to the learning environment.  Walking pedagogies is a series of audio dialogues exploring pedagogy through conversation and walking.  Recorded in specific locations, we hear conversations between two people as they walk and discuss a subject that is meaningful to them and their environment. We hear environmental sounds and chance encounters may come up. These are embraced in this process. The approach is intentionally embodied. It allows two people to engage in a dialogue in motion, autonomous but being able to move, engage and respond to each other and the environment. The process aims to flatten any hierarchies inherent in a sit-down interview context and create a more informal, dynamic and relational framework. It also takes conversation about practice outside of the institution and allow for permeation of wider contexts and politics, particularly into the context of London, home of UAL. It allows for geography and the environment to become part of the conversation and to stimulate thoughts, memories and ideas.

This is a three-part takeover podcast from Creative Shift at UAL. This three-part podcast contains deeper reflections on some of the Making The Creative Majority report’s key findings. Each episode speaks to experts with real world experience of alternative routes into creative work, widening participation into higher education, and diversifying the creative sector. This podcast was produced by a partnership between academics and staff from UAL, KCL and University of Manchester This episode: Why work experience and alternative routes matter for a more diverse creative sector Craig Pennington (Future Yard) Siraaj Mitha (Open City) Tessa Read (University of the Arts London) For more information about Creative Shift Visit: https://www.arts.ac.uk/about-ual/teaching-and-learning-exchange/academic-enhancement/creative-shift [https://www.arts.ac.uk/about-ual/teaching-and-learning-exchange/academic-enhancement/creative-shift]

How do we make the creative majority? A podcast series This is a three-part takeover podcast from Creative Shift at UAL. This three-part podcast contains deeper reflections on some of the Making The Creative Majority report’s key findings. Each episode speaks to experts with real world experience of alternative routes into creative work, widening participation into higher education, and diversifying the creative sector. This podcast was produced by a partnership between academics and staff from UAL, KCL and University of Manchester. This episode: What works to widen participation and support student access to higher education? Dr. Zoe Baker ( University of York) Dr. Omar Khan (TASO) Dr. Tamsyn Dent (King's College London) For more information about Creative Shift Visit: https://www.arts.ac.uk/about-ual/teaching-and-learning-exchange/academic-enhancement/creative-shift [https://www.arts.ac.uk/about-ual/teaching-and-learning-exchange/academic-enhancement/creative-shift]

This is a three-part takeover podcast from Creative Shift at UAL. This three-part podcast contains deeper reflections on some of the Making The Creative Majority report’s key findings. Each episode speaks to experts with real world experience of alternative routes into creative work, widening participation into higher education, and diversifying the creative sector. This podcast was produced by a partnership between academics and staff from UAL, KCL and University of Manchester This episode: How do we make the creative majority?  Speakers: Dr. Joanna Abeyie MBE (Founder & Chief Executive Officer BLUE MOON & Common Councilor) Dr. Natalie Wreyford (King's College London) Prof.  David O'Brien (The University of Manchester) For more information about Creative Shift Visit: https://www.arts.ac.uk/about-ual/teaching-and-learning-exchange/academic-enhancement/creative-shift [https://www.arts.ac.uk/about-ual/teaching-and-learning-exchange/academic-enhancement/creative-shift]

This polyvocal podcast tells the story so far of Inquilab / Ink-Lab; an alternative reading group based at University of the Arts London.  Outraged by the brutal murder of George Floyd many individuals within higher education (HE) were incensed, leading to a collective realisation of the imperative for transformative action. In response, Dr. Gurnam Singh, Jheni Arboine, and a small cohort of UAL staff and students made a decisive commitment to establish a distinctive reading group—Inquilab. This group distinguishes itself by embracing an unapologetically radical approach, with its foundation rooted in the principles of decolonisation, anti-racism, and flattened hierarchies. Inquilab's primary objective is to foster an authentic space where UAL staff and students can converge, encouraging the exploration and contemplation of radical pedagogy and practices within a supportive, open, and organic space.  In this podcast we hear from Inquilab’s founders about the context, values and ideas that were behind its beginnings and how it has since developed into its 3rd year. Participants and contributors tell us what brings them back and how the unique qualities and approaches that Inquilab embraces makes it a very different kind of discursive space. We hear about what it means to be able to bring your true self to a studio setting and how that fundamentally reconfigures hierarchies to create a greater sense of belonging and community for both staff and students.  Contributors:  Jheni Arboine  Nadia Idle  Deshna Mehta  Dr Gurnam Singh  Dr. Manrutt Wongkaew  Music:  Thank you to Shinda Singh for the song Shaheed Bhai Mewa Singh for allowing us to use their music in this podcast  Sound recordings credits:  Tim Kahn for the recordings of a Black Lives Matter protest in Portland, Oregon, 7th June 2020 Production and Editing: This podcast has been created and edited by Gemma Riggs