And so we begin #theaestheticsofdiversity @CEDIA_BCU which I have loved co-curating with Karen Patel

Craft and a British aestheticism.. Karen Patel on craft inequality and racism and the colonial lens on perceptions of quality - some truly heinous experiences

Really productive Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity advisory board meeting. Once again, delighting in the expertise we can call on. ( Marcus Ryder we need to photoshop you in!) Lenny Henry Panayiota Tsatsou Mukti Jain Campion @k21fem Angela Chan Karen Patel Birmingham City University School of Media 3 and a half years and counting..

New article out with Daniel Ashton 'People don't buy art, they buy artists': Robot artists - work, identity and expertise journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

Article with Karen Patel exploring #ArtificialIntelligence #robots #artists. Free to access in Convergence Journal. Titled, ‘People don’t buy art, they buy artists’: Robot artists – work, identity, and expertise, and accessible here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

Our Big Give Arts Impact Fund campaign starts today! Help us raise 500 Fivers! Thanks to @kayleegolding Birmingham’s favorite DJ & radio presenter for kicking of our campaign. We are raising money to open pathways to creative careers for young people facing disadvantage.

Quick reminder @AngeleChristin Sophie Bishop ℤ𝕠𝕖 𝔾𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕥 ✨️ and I will be discussing our in-progress books on influencer labor + the creator economy. Given our discussions of the challenges and messiness of book writing, I'm thinking of it as an "unbook talk" tinyurl.com/mr2fzrwd

Upcoming BCMCR Event: 12 June, 16:00-17:30, Hybrid You are invited to the launch of Craft as a Creative Industry by Karen Patel, published by Routledge in April 2024. Tickets here: tickettailor.com/events/birming…

The second article from the CRAFTWORK project is here! We're delighted to be part of the new International Journal of Cultural Studies special issue on Global Perspectives on Platforms and Cultural Production with a piece on neo-craft work as 'platform-ised' work. Check it out! 👉journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

Looking forward to launching my new book Craft as a Creative Industry next week. Delighted that Rose Sinclair MBE FRSA and @SaskiaWarren1 will be joining me to talk about it. Join us in person or online from 4pm on Weds 12th June! tickettailor.com/events/birming…

And new book chapter! "How Do We Explain Inequality Within Artistic and Cultural Occupations? The Problem of Downward Social Mobility" from the dream team of mark taylor Dr Orian Brook @SocSciMcAndrew and me link.springer.com/chapter/10.100…

Important article by David Lee highlighting resistance to EDI within the British TV industry

There’s no better feeling in football than battering man United

Are you researching #craft work? Consider submitting your work to the mini-conference "Extending the debate on Craft" at the next SASE (in the beautiful #Montreal!). Reach out to Benjamin Anderson and me with any questions, and please help circulate with interested colleagues!👇

My #craftexpertise research is mentioned in the Crafts Council UK response to Invest 2035: the UK's Modern Industrial Strategy by Department for Business and Trade craftscouncil.org.uk/insight-and-ad… BCU Research Birmingham City University

Are you working on #craft work and related subjects? Please consider submitting an abstract to the "Extending the debate on craft work" track at the next SASE, next July in the splendid #Montreal, #Canada! There are many submission options too! sase.org/event/2025-mon…

We're excited to be hosting our first academic conference, taking place on 16th January. With 40+ speakers from around the world presenting research on inequalities and diversity in the creative industries, and author Subhadra Das as our keynote speaker! bcu.ac.uk/news-events/ca…

Well done to my colleagues Karen Patel, Annette Naudin & Kala Phool for the @CEDIA_BCU conf today at Birmingham City University 'Inequalities and Diversity in the Media and Creative Industries'. Always inspired by them & Lara Ratnaraja & Dr Yemisi Akinbobola who show us the way well in the diversity space