A series of three discussions chaired by Professor John Sloboda FBA, Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the Oxford Research Group.
The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH
6.00pm - 7.30pm, followed by a reception
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Thursday, 22 March 2012
About the Chair:
John Sloboda, FBA, is Research Professor at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where he leads a research programme on "Understanding Audiences". He is also Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Keele, where, over a period of 34 years he developed and led an international centre of excellence in music psychology, including founding the world's first specialist MSc programme in music psychology. He is author of over 150 publications including, most recently, the "Handbook of Music & Emotion" published by Oxford University Press in 2010. He has written on musical creativity, and has composed music for use by church choirs. Since 2003 he has devoted the majority of his time to efforts to better document the casualties of conflict, and has been Executive Director of the Oxford Reseach Group and a co-founder of the Iraq Body Count project.
Speakers include :
Sciences
Tuesday, 24 January 2012: Professor Sir Paul Nurse, President of The Royal Society; Professor Nicky Clayton, Cambridge University and Scientist in Residence, Rambert Dance Company; Dr Alison Prendiville, London College of Communication, University of the Arts, London.
Social Sciences
Wednesday, 22 February 2012: Dr Beatriz Garcia, Institute of Cultural Capital, University of Liverpool; Professor Rosalind Gill, King's College, London
Arts and Humanities
Thursday, 22 March 2012: Professor Jacqueline Rose FBA, Queen Mary, University of London; Professor Daniel Leech Wilkinson, King's College London; Professor Christopher Bannerman, RESCEN Middlesex University; Dr Jonathan Owen Clark,Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Much is talked about the importance of the Creative Process in the development of ideas and research, but how much do we actually know about what it entails? How do approaches to it differ across and within disciplines? What can academics working in different disciplines learn about the creative process from other fields? And how can the creative process best be nurtured?
Each debate will bring together a panel from the sciences, social sciences and arts and humanities respectively to contribute their perspectives to the theme considering questions such as:
What do we understand by ‘creative process’?
How is it understood and examined across the disciplines?
What can people working in different disciplines learn about creative process from other fields?
What are the results of ‘creative process’, who decides and can it be learned?
Do we unnecessarily fetish it?
Where would we be without it?
Each event will be from 6.00pm to 7.30pm, followed by a drinks reception. Attendance is free, but registration is required for each event. Please click here to register or visit our website: www.britac.ac.uk/events.
