I was very pleased to be invited last week to speak to a group of Japanese scholars from Oita University who were on a visit to Kent to investigate cultural regeneration led by Teresa Smith from the University of Oxford. I spoke about my research into the social impacts of cultural regeneration and we had a… [Read more…]
September 12, 2010
This is the presentation that I gave at the ‘Cultural Journeys’ conference at University Centre Folkestone on 9th September. It is mainly images, but if you download it you can read my notes in the PowerPoint file that include references to some useful sources about cultural regeneration.
July 8, 2010
I’ve recently had this monograph, based on my Master’s research, published as a book called ‘Simulated Cities: cultural regeneration, branding and representation in urban development’. Click on the image below to find out more information…
March 8, 2010
I have started a new blog and a new twitter account to record the progress of my PhD research into the cultural regeneration of seaside towns in the UK. I’ll be posting fairly regular updates on my research, which is now into its last 12 months, and also using them as a forum for discussion… [Read more…]
October 8, 2009
Last week I went to the Black/North SEAS conference in Skegness. I posted regularly to my twitter profile while I was there and because of this I was asked by New Start Magazine to contribute a blog post to their website. You can read this short article by clicking here. “There was some exciting artistic… [Read more…]
September 7, 2009
I’m planning on going to this conference in October,which for some reason I only found out about today! SeaScape Conference – Butlins, Skegness, PE25 1NJ Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd October 2009 This is a two-day international conference exploring culture as a regenerative force for coastal communities. Bringing together cultural strategists, architects, and regeneration experts… [Read more…]
February 2, 2009
This is a copy of an article published this month in Kent Profile magazine, based on an interview with me about Kent’s seaside towns. Click on the image to read it. Share this:
June 17, 2008
The Centre of Expertise on Culture and Communities at Simon Fraser University held a conference in April entitled “Creative Construct: building for culture and creativity”. The conference materials are now all available online here, where you can download presentations and papers from the event. This is a fantastic resource if you are interested in the… [Read more…]
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