VOICERs25 Constructive Misalignments
Overview
Working at the edges of one another’s specialisms can open unexpected ground. Join us in testing the generative power of being out of sync. This year’s VOICERs symposium invites colleagues from across the RCA to encounter the work of researchers and practitioners from the School of Communication. Through a curated programme of presentations, performances, panels and dialogue, VOICERs25 opens our research to connection, aiming to spark new questions, fresh perspectives and unlikely collaborations.
Day Programme
Morning Block: 09:30–13:00
09:30–10:00 | Arrival & Coffee
10:00–10:15 | Welcome & Opening Remarks
10:15–11:00 | Keynote 1, Prof Jo Tacchi
11:00–12:00 | Presentations / Provocations
12:15–13:00 | Keynote 2, Dr Leslie-Ann Noel
Lunch + Networking: 13:00–14:00
Light lunch served in the exhibition area
Afternoon Block: 14:00–17:00
14:00–15:00 | Keynote 3, Prof. John Wood
15:00–15:30 | Coffee Break
15:30–16:30 | Breakout Sessions – Constructive Misalignments through SoC Themes
16:30–17:15 | Panel: RCA Research & Innovation Team: Jessica Hindes (Impact), Tatiana Schofield (Knowledge Exchange), Hannah Lambert (Engagement).
17:15–17:30 | Closing reflections, next steps.
17:30–19:00 | Drinks Reception & Exhibition Viewing
Good to know
Highlights
- 9 hours
- In person
Location
RCA Rausing Research & Innovation Building
15 Parkgate Road
London SW11 4NL United Kingdom
How do you want to get there?
Arrival and coffee
Opening Keynote - Collaborations, Impact and Social Change
Professor Jo Tacchi is Director of the Institute for Creative Futures at Loughborough University London and formerly Associate Dean for Research. An internationally recognised researcher in media, communication, and social change, her work is underpinned by the concept of Communicative Ecologies. Jo has led major multi-country projects with partners such as UNICEF, UNESCO, and DFID, pioneering ethnographic and action research methodologies. Her longstanding interests include participatory content creation, sensory ethnography, media and affect, and the role of communication technologies in community engagement and citizenship. Jo is the author of Communicating for Change (Palgrave, 2020) and Digital Ethnography (Sage, 2016).
Presentations, Performances and Provocations
Researchers from the School of Communications showcase work that represent our strategic themes. Nestor Pestana: New Dark Aesthetics: The Bats Project | Nicolas Rebolledo | Jessie Brennan, Joseph Pochodzaj and Céline Strolz, Custom House, Our House | Cecilia Wee, Crisis in communication | Kristina Cranfeld, Voice of the Trees