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“We have always been here. And we always will be.”
Ash seeing the exhibition for the first time – Image courtesy of the author. In this post, Ash Scholz reflects on their Student Partnership Agreement-funded project: creating a database of student LGBTQ+ sources in the University archive, as well as hosting a portfolio of events during LGBTQ+ History Month. Ash is a fourth-Year History and […]
Welcome to TRT3
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/unaeuropatrt3/2024/09/30/welcome-to-trt-3/
Introduction: Under this theme, we study Cultural Heritage not just as product but also as process. We are interested in how Cultural Heritage is produced and by whom, by co-producing heritage studies together with increasingly diverse communities. Cultural heritage, whether tangible or intangible, is also about process – that curates and creates its assets, transforms […]
Week 8: Curatorial Ethics
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/s2753459_curating-2024-2025sem2/2025/03/14/week-8-curatorial-ethics/
Curatorial Ethics The etymological meaning of ‘curator’ means one who has a duty to take care. Responsibility is the core principle of curation; thus, ethical practice should be at the forefront of any curatorial project (Schuppert, 2021). So in the week 8 collective planning meeting, we mentioned the possibility of offering volunteer opportunities, stating that […]
Theme Development: Themes and Ethical Coniserations.
Introduction During my week 5 individual tutorial, we discussed the need to refine the thematic and conceptual framework of my speculative project. Ecology as a framework is unique in the way that it has resisted aesthetic, medium, and ambition homogenisation. Instead, there is great variety in the ways that artists, and academics alike have communicated […]
07 Some theories that might be used in my curatorial portfolio: Psychology and Psychoanalysis
*Note before reading: This blog may be a little long. My personal curatorial portfolio has two sets of keywords: “Reflection of Reality” and “Fluidity of Time and Space.” Taking these two groups of keywords as the main entry point, I started to read the exhibition supporting theory. Next, I will describe the theories that may be […]
Who is responsible for research culture?
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/collegescienceengineering/2025/04/03/who-is-responsible-for-research-culture/
Reading Time: 4 minutes By Professor Jane Hillston, CSE Dean of Research Culture and REF Before we address the question of who is responsible for research culture, we should perhaps first clarify what research culture is. The term “research culture” can seem a bit vague. Of course, as a University, we hope that we […]
Week 10 Art Case Studies and Artwork Selection
In recent years, with the rise of the global “menstrual equity” movement, more and more contemporary artists have taken menstruation as part of their artistic language, in order to break the silence and stigmatization that society has long attached to this biological phenomenon. Instead of avoiding the real state of the body, art creations use […]
Five things I wish I knew before starting University
By Tanisha, from India, studying Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science (BSc) If starting university feels like receiving your Hogwarts acceptance letter—full of wonder but also a bit overwhelming as you try to find your place in the wizarding world, you’re not alone. Here are five magical pieces of advice to guide you through your own […]
How to avoid overwhelm during Welcome Week
https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/studentstories/2024/08/27/how-to-avoid-overwhelm-during-welcome-week/
By Lauren, fourth-year Politics student from Scotland Coming to university can be an overwhelming experience – suddenly, you are in a new city, surrounded by new people, and facing new experiences and challenges. When I joined the University in 2021, I felt a lot of anxiety around Welcome Week as I felt like I needed […]
How applying basic psychological virtues could help advance science
Science and spirituality are often not compatible, because spirituality usually entails believing in God or a supernatural being that often does not reside in the materially oriented scientific way of thinking. Image (From Canva @prerna-madans-team) Religions were primarily developed to guide people in their everyday matters, and to pass down values of harmony and not […]
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