The recent years have brought extraordinary and ongoing challenges to societies and cultures, as well as bringing long-standing crises and predicaments to the foreground in new ways.

Each episode of this series of curated conversations brings together University of Leeds researchers from different backgrounds, disciplines and career stages to stimulate conversation about how research communities might respond to these challenges – and about the futures we want to imagine and realise.

This episode features a discussion between with Haili Ma (School of Performance and Cultural Industries) and Gehan Selim (School of Civil Engineering).

Gehan and Haili’s conversation explores:

· Heritage research in the context of digital platforms and participatory research

· Building richer narratives in digital heritage by engaging with young people

· “Performing heritage” and the opportunities to reach wider audiences outside of traditional theatre

· The challenges for research in the Global South, such as power inequalities, and defining ownership of heritage stories

This is the final of four conversations in our second series. These are released over April and May 2022 and are available via major podcast platforms as well as in an abridged video form on the LAHRI Website. If you’d like to comment on any of the issues raised on social media, use the hashtag #ArtsAndHumanitiesFutures and follow us on Twitter @LeedsAHRI. Visit our website for more information on the Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute.

The recent years have brought extraordinary and ongoing challenges to societies and cultures, as well as bringing long-standing crises and predicaments to the foreground in new ways.

Each episode of this series of curated conversations brings together University of Leeds researchers from different backgrounds, disciplines and career stages to stimulate conversation about how research communities might respond to these challenges – and about the futures we want to imagine and realise.

This episode features A discussion between Beth Johnson (School of Media and Communications) and Cristina Leston-Bandeira (School of Politics).

Beth and Cristina’s conversation covers the UK public’s relationship and engagement with government, lasting inequalities within the UK film and television industry, diversity in the screen industries and the UK government and the power of storytelling in bringing about change.

This is the third of four conversations in our second series. These are released over April and May 2022 and are available via major podcast platforms as well as in an abridged video form on the LAHRI Website. If you’d like to comment on any of the issues raised on social media, use the hashtag #ArtsAndHumanitiesFutures and follow us on Twitter @LeedsAHRI. Visit our website for more information on the Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute.

The recent years have brought extraordinary and ongoing challenges to societies and cultures, as well as bringing long-standing crises and predicaments to the foreground in new ways.

Each episode of this series of curated conversations brings together University of Leeds researchers from different backgrounds, disciplines and career stages to stimulate conversation about how research communities might respond to these challenges – and about the futures we want to imagine and realise.

This episode features a discussion between Katie McQuaid (school of Geography) and Adriaan van Klinken (School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science).

Adriaan and Katie’s conversation covers the role of the arts and community-based theatre in research, the role of the researcher in the field, and their relationships with research participants and upscaling research from grassroots fieldwork to bring top-level impact.

This is the second of four conversations in our second series. These are released over April and May 2022 and are available via major podcast platforms as well as in an abridged video form on the LAHRI Website. If you’d like to comment on any of the issues raised on social media, use the hashtag #ArtsAndHumanitiesFutures and follow us on Twitter @LeedsAHRI. Visit our website for more information on the Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute.

The recent years have brought extraordinary and ongoing challenges to societies and cultures, as well as bringing long-standing crises and predicaments to the foreground in new ways. 

Each episode of this series of curated conversations brings together University of Leeds researchers from different backgrounds, disciplines and career stages to stimulate conversation about how research communities might respond to these challenges – and about the futures we want to imagine and realise.

This episode features Alice Owen (School of Earth and Environment) and  Stephen Dobson  (School of Performance and Cultural Industries) around issues relating to sustainability.

Their conversation covers: the role of Culture in sustainability; the relationship between Enterprise & sustainability; the importance of place, and place-specific approaches, to sustainability; and, more broadly, Alice and Steve will reflect on the value of interdisciplinarity.

This is the first of four conversations in our second series. These are released over April and May 2022 and are available via major podcast platforms as well as in an abridged video form on the LAHRI Website. If you’d like to comment on any of the issues raised on social media, use the hashtag #ArtsAndHumanitiesFutures and follow us on Twitter @LeedsAHRI. Visit our website for more information on the Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute.

The last year has brought extraordinary challenges to societies and cultures, as well as bringing long-standing crises and predicaments to the foreground in new ways. In this series of five podcast episodes, launched in May 2021, we aim to open up conversations about how arts and humanities research might respond to these challenges – and about the futures we want to see for arts and humanities.

Each podcast episode presents a conversation between two University of Leeds researchers or stakeholders, in which they discuss what their area has learned from the events of the last year; what new research questions and methods they see emerging; and what we can do now to create the future we want to see.

This fifth conversation brings together Dr. Fozia Bora, Associate Professor of Islamic History and Professor Ben Walmsley, Professor of Cultural Engagement & Director of the Centre for Cultural Value.

This is the last of five conversations to be released over May and June 2021, which are available via major podcast platforms. If you’d like to comment on any of the issues raised on social media, use the hashtag #ArtsAndHumanitiesFutures and follow us on Twitter and follow us on Twitter @LeedsAHRI. For more information on the Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute, please visit: https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/leeds-arts-humanities-research-institute.

The last year has brought extraordinary challenges to societies and cultures, as well as bringing long-standing crises and predicaments to the foreground in new ways. In this series of five podcast episodes, launched in May 2021, we aim to open up conversations about how arts and humanities research might respond to these challenges – and about the futures we want to see for arts and humanities.

Each podcast episode presents a conversation between two University of Leeds researchers or stakeholders, in which they discuss what their area has learned from the events of the last year; what new research questions and methods they see emerging; and what we can do now to create the future we want to see.

This fourth conversation brings together Dr Helen Graham, Associate Professor in the School of Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies (Centre for Critical Studies in Museums, Galleries and Heritage) and Dr Jasjit Singh, Associate Professor in the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science.

This is one of five conversations to be released over May and June 2021, which are available via major podcast platforms. If you’d like to comment on any of the issues raised on social media, use the hashtag #ArtsAndHumanitiesFutures and follow us on Twitter and follow us on Twitter @LeedsAHRI. For more information on the Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute, please visit: https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/leeds-arts-humanities-research-institute.

 The last year has brought extraordinary challenges to societies and cultures, as well as bringing long-standing crises and predicaments to the foreground in new ways. In this series of five podcast episodes, launched in May 2021, we aim to open up conversations about how arts and humanities research might respond to these challenges – and about the futures we want to see for arts and humanities.

Each podcast episode presents a conversation between two University of Leeds researchers or stakeholders, in which they discuss what their area has learned from the events of the last year; what new research questions and methods they see emerging; and what we can do now to create the future we want to see.

This third conversation brings together Dr. Alaric Hall, Director of the Institute for Medieval Studies and Dr. Jason Allen-Paissant, Director of the Institute for Colonial and Postcolonial Studies (ICPS). 

This is one of five conversations to be released over May and June 2021, which are available via major podcast platforms. If you’d like to comment on any of the issues raised on social media, use the hashtag #ArtsAndHumanitiesFutures and follow us on Twitter and follow us on Twitter @LeedsAHRI. For more information on the Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute, please visit: https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/leeds-arts-humanities-research-institute.

The last year has brought extraordinary challenges to societies and cultures, as well as bringing long-standing crises and predicaments to the foreground in new ways. In this series of five podcast episodes, launched in May 2021, we aim to open up conversations about how arts and humanities research might respond to these challenges – and about the futures we want to see for arts and humanities.

Each podcast episode presents a conversation between two University of Leeds researchers or stakeholders, in which they discuss what their area has learned from the events of the last year; what new research questions and methods they see emerging; and what we can do now to create the future we want to see.

This second conversation brings together Janet Watson, Professor in the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies and Co-director of the Centre for Endangered Languages, Cultures and Ecosystems at the University of Leeds, and Dominic Gray, Projects Director at Opera North. Janet and Dominic discuss issues including: the value of collaboration for research and for artistic endeavours; connections between language, poetry, culture, politics and ecology; the use of poetry and song in political movements; the value of improvisation, and of exploring diverse cultural models. 

This is one of five conversations to be released over May and June 2021, which are available via major podcast platforms. If you’d like to comment on any of the issues raised on social media, use the hashtag #ArtsAndHumanitiesFutures and follow us on Twitter and follow us on Twitter @LeedsAHRI. For more information on the Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute, please visit: https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/leeds-arts-humanities-research-institute.

The last year has brought extraordinary challenges to societies and cultures, as well as bringing long-standing crises and predicaments to the foreground in new ways. In this series of five podcast episodes, launched in May 2021, we aim to open up conversations about how arts and humanities research might respond to these challenges – and about the futures we want to see for arts and humanities.

Each podcast episode presents a conversation between two University of Leeds researchers or stakeholders, in which they discuss what their area has learned from the events of the last year; what new research questions and methods they see emerging; and what we can do now to create the future we want to see. 

This first conversation brings together University of Leeds colleagues Emma Tomalin, Professor of Religion and Public Life, and Nic Salazar, Associate Professor in Transformational Performance Practices. Emma and Nic discuss issues including: the place and agency of non-human actors in research; the ways in which institutional structures, cultures and processes can constrain the kinds of outputs and impacts that arise from research; and the importance and value of respecting multiple forms of knowledge, which may not fit standard models of academic practice.

This is one of five conversations to be released over May and June 2021, which are available via major podcast platforms. If you’d like to comment on any of the issues raised on social media, use the hashtag #ArtsAndHumanitiesFutures and follow us on Twitter and follow us on Twitter @LeedsAHRI. For more information on the Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute, please visit: https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/leeds-arts-humanities-research-institute.