by Irene Warner-Mackintosh | Nov 26, 2020 | Community, Digital, Place, Power, Research profile, Uncategorised
Never in my professional or academic career has my field of study and work been more relevant than over the last seven months.
For the last decade I have been committed to playing my part in addressing digital inequality. I have highlighted, in both practice and study, the connection between digital inequality and wider social inequalities. I have examined how digital access, connectivity, skills and digital understanding are a crucial part of an individual’s ability to enjoy culture, leisure, and entertainment online, how these assets can open doors to address social isolation, and can unlock opportunities in education and employment. (more…)
by Liz Carlin | Aug 27, 2020 | Community, COVID19, Digital, Power, Sport, Uncategorised
The hosting of major sports events provide many benefits for the host cities including increased funding for infrastructure and development. However, less is known on the impact on specific population groups. Project Echo is an online research forum seeking to understand the post-games effects of hosting the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 Pan American Games/ Para Pan American Games in Toronto. (more…)
by Emma Hillcoat | May 28, 2020 | City of Culture, Community, Digital, Events
Instagram Live, Zoom quiz nights, podcasts, at home workouts. In the last few months these forms of connections have skyrocketed into the public consciousness with everyone and their granny (literality) logging on to connect with the world. It makes sense, now more than ever we all are desperate to grasp onto as much human connection as we can. (more…)
by Leah Black | May 14, 2020 | Community, COVID19, Digital, Place, Power
Seven weeks in…
These are my reflections on working as a third sector / civil society Chief Executive during these bizarre, unsettled and challenging times.
The last few weeks have been inspiring and stressful in equal measure. I wanted to try to capture and publish some of this.
Why share in this way? Conversation starters, and because I love reading this kind of ‘working in the open’ content myself.
I’d love to talk more about any of this, so please get in touch if you feel the same.
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by Adele Patrick | Apr 23, 2020 | Community, COVID19, Digital, Events, Place, Uncategorised
March 16th 2020 was my own Covid-19 watershed. I started the day at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge. I was speaking about GWL and our work with legendary feminist artist Linder; the audience had seemed marginally depleted, there was nervous laughter as the mic was passed around in the Q and As, hugs still happened, social isolation and social distancing were new terms that were yet to affect behaviour. (more…)
by Greis Cifuentes | Apr 16, 2020 | Community, COVID19, Digital, Events, Place, Power
As the effects of COVID-19 continue to take hold, the world is being shaken in ways not seen in recent memory. The virus has affected practically all sectors of the economy and it was to expect that the culture would not be shielded from the fall out.
In Colombia, the first case of coronavirus was registered on March 6, 2020. At the time of writing, the country has recorded cases of 1579 infection and 46 dead. From March 25th, the government decreed mandatory preventive isolation, initially of 19 days, but in early April this period was extended by an additional week. (more…)
