جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

• Art Writing
• Socially Engaged Art
• Participatory Art
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Dr Lizzie Lloyd is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries and Education at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Her academic work centers on the dynamic interplay between art and writing, positioning writing as an exploratory performance within research and practice. Education PhD in Art History, University of Bristol, 2019. Thesis: 'Art Writing and Subjectivity: Critical Association in Art Historical Practice', examining material and phenomenological associations between artworks and texts without historical connections. Research Interests Dr Lloyd's primary research areas include Art Writing , Socially Engaged Art , Participatory Art , and Embodied Art Writing . She investigates how writing functions as a critical, performative, and experimental practice that bridges theory and art-making. A recent strand of her work focuses on documenting socially engaged and participatory artworks, exemplified by the project 'Acts of Transfer', which explored visual and verbal returns to such works through exhibitions, performances, and publications. Publication Trends Her publications from 2009 to 2022 reveal a sustained engagement with art criticism, catalogue essays, and collaborative projects. Key themes across her work include the materiality of writing surfaces, the role of memory in art, and the translation of artistic experience into textual form, often within the context of contemporary art exhibitions and socially engaged practices. Advising and Funding PhD Supervision: Actively supervises PhD candidates in areas including art and writing crossovers, art history as practice, embodied art writing, autoethnographic art writing, and socially engaged practice. Research Grants: Secured an Arts Council England grant (2020-2022) for the collaborative project 'Acts of Transfer' with artist Dr Katy Beinart. Research Groups In 2022, Dr Lloyd co-founded WITTA (Writing In / To / Through Art), a research group that brings together artists, writers, and researchers to explore intersections between art and text. WITTA organizes academic events, public talks, performance evenings, and creative experiments to foster supportive criticality and knowledge exchange.

Darren Valentaمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Stand-up Comedy
• Mental Health
• Anxiety and Depression
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Dr. Darren Valenta serves as Assistant Professor in the Communication Studies and Theatre Art Department at Concordia College, joining the faculty in Fall 2021. He directs the Speech and Debate Program and was appointed Director of Core Curriculum and First-Year Experience in January 2025. Education: Ph.D. in Communication Studies, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale M.A. in Communication Studies, West Chester University of Pennsylvania B.A. in Communication Arts, Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon His research examines stand-up comedy's role in mental health discourse, particularly anxiety and depression, through performance studies and autoethnographic methods. He investigates critical communication pedagogy frameworks and cultural subversion in comedic narratives, with scholarly contributions to communication theory and mental health representation. Dr. Valenta leads institutional initiatives through the Speech and Debate Program and Core Curriculum oversight, shaping academic programming and student development at Concordia College.