Working with Cultural Data: A Creative Approach

Explore the journey from data analysis to artistic creation. Join our course to innovate research in migration studies through interdisciplinary approaches.

Duration

3 weeks

Weekly study

10 hours

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1451

Location

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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Diversify your research methods for creative arts and migration studies.

On this three-week course, you’ll explore the compelling intersection between creative arts and migration studies, uncovering new perspectives on global migration patterns.

With the guidance of the University of Glasgow, you’ll engage with pioneering research and artistic methodologies that illuminate the multifaceted experiences of migrants.

Discover artistic methodologies in migration studies

This course aims to emphasise the critical role of creativity in research, allowing you to approach migration studies from a unique angle.

You’ll engage with various artistic mediums such as poetry and visual arts to enhance your ability to communicate research findings in accessible and emotionally resonant ways.

Interpret data through a creative lens

You’ll learn to view data through a creative lens, unlocking the potential to tell compelling stories and highlight diverse perspectives. This segment encourages you to think outside the box and apply innovative thinking to data interpretation, preparing you for the creative challenge of turning data into art.

Guide your artistic and academic transformation

This final segment consolidates your learning, offering a structured pathway to apply the course’s teachings to your research projects. Embrace the challenge of transforming data into art, enriching your research with creativity and interdisciplinary innovation.

By the end of this course section, you’ll be armed with questions and strategies to guide your approach to turning data and experiences into art.

  • Week 1

    Cold data

    • Welcome to the course

      Welcome to the course! In this section, you will find out more about the educators and the content of week 1.

    • What is cold data?

      For efficiency reasons, data is often presented as tables, graphs or charts. What happens in this disconnection between the human forms that provide the information, and the non-human forms in which information is treated as data?

    • Counting and discounting data

      In this section, we will look at different types of data and the way they get valued in society.

  • Week 2

    Warm data

    • How to warm up data

      In this section, we will be looking at ways to 'warm up' cold data, to go from warm, to cold and back to warm data.

    • Comfort and discomfort

      Warming up data can feel uncomfortable. In this section, we will be looking at the causes of the discomfort and we will critically assess our reactions to the process.

    • Creative arts and language

      In this section, we will look at some examples from the UNESCO RIELA work, so see how arts and language can help to warm up data.

  • Week 3

    Reflecting on cultural data

    • How to care for cultural data

      Cultural data can be personal, we need to make sure we care for it and the people who have provided it appropriately. In this section, we will be looking at safeguarding, ethics and the permaculture approach to help you do that.

    • How to navigate colonial legacies

      Colonial practices, both present and past, have and continue to have an impact on large parts of the world. How can we successfully navigate these legacies and continuing structures?

    • How to work with intangible cultural data

      Warm cultural data can often be harder to work with that 'cold' data, because of its intangible nature. Here we will discuss some concrete strategies you can try yourselves.

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