The workshop involves an integrated programme of activities dedicated to practice-based research into, for and through digital culture.
| Monday 3/7 | Tuesday 4/7 | Wednesday 5/7 | Thursday 6/7 | Friday 7/7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning Session 10:00am-12pm | Orientation (from 10 am) Writing Workshop 1 Journey talk: Dr Sojung Bahng | Writing Session Textile Museum Visit (optional) | • Orientation • Workshop Introduction • Lightning talks by all participants • Research Action “tracks” introduced by Jon McCormack, Vince Dziekan and Ross Parry | Research in Action Field Studies in Florence (All day) | Working session |
| Lunch Session 12-2pm | Writing Workshop 1a Lunch | Group Lunch/ Planning session | • Lunch | Group Lunch | |
| Afternoon Session 2-5pm | Writing Workshop 2 | Writing Workshop 4 | • Making Aware Workshop/Project Presentation by Ricardo Dutra Goncalves | Curated studio, gallery and/or site visits | Mentoring and consultation |
| Evening Session 5-6pm | Da Chiostro a Chiostro | Da Chiostro a Chiostro | “Al fresco” session | Regroup for end-of-day seminar | Final Presentations |
| Night Session 6-10pm | Workshop dinner | Dinner in Florence | informal drinks/ dinner |
Program Details
Monday and Tuesday are devoted to the SensiLab writing workshop (in-house event for SensiLab staff & students – contact the organisers if you would like to attend.
Day 1 – Wednesday 7 July
Full day programme hosted at the Monash University Prato Centre including introductory talks, group discussions, “break outs” and “think tanks”.
Activities will include:
- Orientation
- Workshop introduction
- Introductory “Lightening talks” by all participants
- Making Aware Workshop/Project Presentation by Ricardo Dutra Goncalves
- Research Action “tracks” introduced by Jon McCormack, Vince Dziekan and Ross Parry
- “Break out” group discussions
- “Al fresco” session
Day 2 – Thursday 6 July
Research in Action Field Studies
A curated itinerary of cultural tours that will culminate with apertivo in Florence.
Activities will include:
- Problem-setting and project definition
- Excursion groups will be formed into 3 curated “tracks” lead by Jon McCormack, Vince Dziekan and Ross Parry
- Each itinerary will lead from Prato to Florence and involve a combination of curated studio, gallery and/or site visits
- Reconvene as a full group in Florence for end-of-day seminar
Day 3 – Friday 7 July
Research in Action Workshop 2
Full day programme hosted at the Monash University Prato Centre including working groups and panel presentations.
Activities will include:
- Working sessions
- Opportunities for mentoring and consultation
- Presentation sessions
*Research [in] Action
The workshop’s exploratory process will be configured through three “tracks” (embodied knowledge, situational knowing & purposeful know-how), and catalysed in ways that might enable us (as an interdisciplinary cohort of practice-based or led researchers) to reflect upon the performative nature that creative practice and research inquiry share.
- Embodied knowledge promotes some of the core principles that underwrite SensiLab. These include embracing a human-centred approach to working with digital and computational media, creating personalised media experiences, collaborative social engagement, and the amplification of cross-sensory modalities.
- Situational knowing advocates for welcoming the contextual, situational and more contingent relational dimensions that we associate with cultural practices into research culture.
- While purposeful know-how is representative of the values-driven approach of the Institute for Digital Culture. Most notably, with regards to how we might undertake research in collaborative, interdisciplinary and inclusive ways with the culture sector.
