Watch our 2024 Public Lectures Series online
The School of Performance and Cultural Industries (PCI) has made its 2024 public lecture series available online, featuring academics from the school sharing their latest research and thinking
The School of Performance and Cultural Industries (PCI) has made its 2024 public lecture series available online, featuring academics from the school sharing their latest research and thinking.
These talks, originally presented live at stage@Leeds, cover timely topics in cultural research and offer insights for researchers, professionals in the cultural and creative industries, and anyone interested in the intersection of culture, creativity and society.
1/ Propinquity Matters with Dr Stephen Dobson
Discover why proximity and cultural closeness fosters innovation and entrepreneurship in creative communities. In this lecture, Stephen Dobson challenges conventional thinking about creative clusters and addresses important questions of equity in these spaces.
2/ Sheep, Software, Wine and Theatres: Understanding the Cultural Commons" with Dr Alice Borchi
Uncover how people co-create culture and share cultural resources and how this links to the concept of “commons”. Alice Borchi’s talk demonstrates the importance of these processes in developing more democratic and creative approaches to culture.
3/ Clocking the View from Arthur's Seat: Some Methods to Map Mountain Culture with Professor Jonathan Pitches
Embark on a literary and geographical journey as Jonathan Pitches reveals the surprising influences of mountains on various forms of cultural expression. This illustrated lecture offers insights into how landscapes shape our culture and introduces innovative methods for literary analysis.
These on-demand recordings highlight important new research from academics at the School of Performance and Cultural Industries and bring their insights to a much wider audience.
