Creative Methodologies: Practical Play and Media Multiplicities

In partnership with MeCCSA, and MultiPlay, the University of Sunderland is delighted to announce a special symposium on Creative Methodologies: Practical Play and Media Multiplicities, an online event examining methodologies of practice-based media research, from podcasts to games making. Our keynote speakers for this event are Chloe Germaine (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Nick Lewis (The University of Sunderland).

The symposium celebrates the rich diversity of practice-based researchers, and the ways creative methodologies may be applied across media and cultural studies. We have a vast array of papers celebrating diverse and innovative approaches to media studies. Media studies is a broad, inclusive and encompassing discipline and we wish to facilitate conversations around research methods, and offer opportunities to consider new and varied research approaches.

We have two separate panels for the day; the first panel is focused upon the potential uses for games (in) research, while our second panel examines the role of the researcher, from autoethnographic and journalist perspectives.

Our conference schedule

1.00pm Opening remarks

1.05pm

Keynote

Chloe Germaine, Manchester Metropolitan University, presents

Playing, Making, and Breaking: Research through Games

Break 1.45-2pm

2pm Panel

Play(er) as Research(er): An Autoethnographic Approach for the Analysis of Non-Normative Pleasures within Play, Meg Ritchie, Lancaster University

2.30pm

Documenting Play: Player Journals as Tools for Inclusive Game Studies, Amanda Curtis, University of Oxford

3pm

Keynote

Nick Lewis presents AI – Assistant or Replacement?

3.45-4pm Break

4pm Panel

Becoming a “Wojak”: Life of an “abnormal” international student, Leo Wang, University of Birmingham

4.30pm

The Potential of Interactivity and Gamification Within Immersive Journalism & Interactive Documentary (I-Docs) to Inoculate Against Misinformation, Lawrence Brannon, University of Sunderland

5pm Closing Remarks

There will be time for questions and answers after each paper presentation. We hope you join us in our discussions and examinations of media studies.