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"THE PROMISES OF KINDNESS AND THE PLEASURES OF DOING DAMAGE" - Barbara Kruger
I was looking forward to reading 'Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You.' by Barbara Kruger but I wasn't expecting to be as engaged with...
Madeleina Kay
Jun 7, 202411 min read
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"A textile duet of tactile empathy" - Threads of Life by Clare Hunter
This book by Clare Hunter was fascinating but I found it difficult to get into its rhythm. It felt quite jolty in terms of abruptly...
Madeleina Kay
May 23, 202413 min read
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"Welcome to the Shitshow" - Art is Magic by Jeremy Deller
I first read this book about a year ago, after attending an author talk / book signing / karaoke (it was an eclectic affair) event in...
Madeleina Kay
May 5, 20247 min read
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Sharon Hayes - "Can we speak of the ‘professionalisation’ of the artist as having reduced or eliminated political consciousness from cultural production?"
(With the exception of Tolstoy’s War and Peace) I’m not sure I’ve ever been so glad to get to the end of a book, 'Sharon Hayes' by Julia...
Madeleina Kay
Apr 29, 202420 min read
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From Research Into Practice – Chapter 14
Reflections on chapter 14 (the final chapter) of Creative Research Methods by Helen Kara This final chapter which explores dissemination...
Madeleina Kay
Apr 11, 20249 min read
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Technology-based and multi-modal presentation – Chapter 13
Reflections on Chapter 13 of Creative Research Methods by Helen Kara. This chapter focussed on presenting research findings, I think...
Madeleina Kay
Apr 10, 20246 min read
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Arts-based and embodied presentation – chapter 12
Reflections on chapter 11 of 'Creative Research Methods' by Helen Kara Whenever I attempt to read, I not only have to fight my Dyslexic...
Madeleina Kay
Apr 5, 20246 min read
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Technology-base and multi-modal research reporting (Chapter 11)
Reflections on chapter 11 of 'Creative Research Methods' by Helen Kara This chapter was especially interesting for me since my day job is...
Madeleina Kay
Apr 3, 20248 min read
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Arts-Based and Embodied Data Analysis (Chapter 8)
Reflections on the eighth chapter of 'Creative Research Methods - A Practical Guide' by Helen Kara Boudicca "helping" my research by...
Madeleina Kay
Feb 18, 20246 min read
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Technology-based and multi-modal data gathering (Chapter 7)
Reflections on the seventh chapter of 'Creative Research Methods - A Practical Guide' by Helen Kara Kara begins the chapter by...
Madeleina Kay
Feb 14, 20243 min read
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Worth Dying For? The Power and Politics of Flags
Reflections on 'Worth Dying For? The Power and Politics of Flags' by Tim Marshall Marshall begins the book by laying out the emotional...
Madeleina Kay
Feb 11, 202416 min read
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Arts-based and Embodied Data Gathering (Chapter 6)
Reflections on the sixth chapter of 'Creative Research Methods - A Practical Guide' by Helen Kara Kara begins this chapter by emphasising...
Madeleina Kay
Feb 8, 20245 min read
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Reading 'And Europe Will Be Stunned' - Yael Bartana
I wanted to research the work of contemporary artists who explore identity, nationalism, and propaganda, which led me to Isreli artist,...
Madeleina Kay
Jan 24, 20245 min read
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Chapter 5 – Creative Thinking
Reflections on Creative Research Methods by Helen Kara. Chapter 5 focuses on the role of creative thinking in research, Kara writes...
Madeleina Kay
Jan 20, 20244 min read
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Propaganda Prints - Colin Moore
Reflections on Propaganda Prints – A History of art in the service of social and political change by Colin Moore published by A & C Black...
Madeleina Kay
Jan 14, 202410 min read
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Creative Research Methods and Ethics (Chapter 4)
Reflections on chapter 4 of Creative Research Methods – A Practical Guide by Helen Kara. This chapter focussed on ethics and how ‘ethical...
Madeleina Kay
Jan 8, 20243 min read
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Transformative Research Frameworks and Indigenous Research (Chapter 3)
Reflections on chapter 3 of Creative Research Methods - a practical guide by Helen Kara. This chapter was of specific interest to me...
Madeleina Kay
Jan 1, 20244 min read
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Living in Sheffield by Livia Barreira
Reflections on 'Living in Sheffield - Our Journeys as Migrant Women' by Livia Barreira The book is touchingly dedicated to 'all those...
Madeleina Kay
Dec 30, 20234 min read
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New Europeans by Dieter Burkamp
Reflections on the 2004 book 'New Europeans' by Dieter Burkamp featuring cartoons and illustrations by artists from Estonia, Latvia,...
Madeleina Kay
Dec 22, 20235 min read
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Creative Research Methods in Practice (Chapter 2)
Reflections on the Second chapter of 'Creative Research Methods - A Practical Guide' by Helen Kara Kara begins this chapter with a...
Madeleina Kay
Dec 18, 20236 min read
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