by Solomon Ilevbare | Nov 24, 2022 | COVID19, Elite Sport, Mega Sporting Events, Research profile, Soft Power, Sport, Uncategorised
In the past 3 and half years, I have been investigating the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as a soft power tool. I have taken a holistic approach in the context of understanding my case study, this holistic research approach arose because I have never travelled to Japan and I have never experienced the Japanese culture in reality. My views on Japan and its culture stem from an external Influence of playing Japanese-related video games and watching TV series. However, I have planned to travel to Japan for data collection and to experience, in reality, the Japanese culture and way of life. It turned out that the negative factors of globalisation had a different plan for my research, with the spread of Covid-19 and the subsequent pandemic. The emergence of Covid-19 meant that I could not travel to Japan, I could not attend the Olympic Games and collect data for my research. (more…)
by Callum McCloskey | Nov 10, 2022 | Conference, Elite Sport, Mega Sporting Events, Power, Research profile, Researcher Development, Sport, Symposium, Uncategorised
CCSE Director Professor Gayle McPherson and Centre members Solomon Ilevbare and I travelled to Manchester on the afternoon of Wednesday 19th October. After checking in to our hotel and getting settled, we headed out for a bite to eat in Chinatown, sampling some authentic cuisine in the form of a ‘Hot Pot’- safe to say some can handle spice more than others! After a lovely dinner, we retired to the hotel, well-fed and prepared for an early start. (more…)
by Marlene Zijlstra | Sep 1, 2022 | Arts, Community, Cultural Regeneration, Culture, Events, Learning, Paisley, Participation, Place, Power, Public Space, Research profile, Social Value, Uncategorised
With its Future Paisley programme, Paisley has demonstrated a drive to improve the town’s public spaces through the medium of regeneration, whereby participation and community input has become a key tool of success. The projects created by Future Paisley intersect past, present, and future, by bringing attention to the town’s history through creative events that can revitalise the town and cooperation with the local community to imagine a future of Paisley that deals with this decade’s challenges head on (think; the pandemic and climate crisis). (more…)
by Sophie Mamattah | Aug 18, 2022 | Accessibility, Art, Commemoration, Community, COP26, COVID19, Cultural Regeneration, Culture, Disability Sport, Disabled Community, Events, Learning, Mega Sporting Events, PACE Theatre, PACE YT, Paisley, Parasport, Place, Renfrewshire, Research profile, Resources, Symposium, Uncategorised
Another wee while has flown by since the last slightly random summary of CCSE blog activity; we have tentatively emerged from COVID restriction, endured unusual summer heat and enjoyed another season of outdoor sports. To accommodate a winter World Cup, football has made an early start. And, the CCSE blog has continued to tick over, providing a space for record and reflection of cultural, sporting and event related activity ongoing at the locally and nationally. (more…)
by Centre for Culture Sports & Events | Aug 4, 2022 | Community, COVID19, Culture, Events, Learning, Place, Power, Renfrewshire, Research profile, Resources, Symposium, Uncategorised
A few weeks ago, we hosted our annual CCSE symposium online, it was the second such event of a busy week but our excellent speaking line ups and engaging and thought provoking keynote and panels ensured a great afternoon. (more…)
by Marlene Zijlstra | Jul 21, 2022 | Arts, Community, Cultural Heritage, Cultural Regeneration, Culture, Learning, Paisley, Place, Power, Public Space, Renfrewshire, Research profile, Researcher Development, Skills, Uncategorised
A couple of weeks ago on a Tuesday, SGSAH hosted an event: Regenerative Practices through Embodiment, a workshop for researchers working with the notion of regeneration and its relationship to the human body. The panellists were diverse in their research. They included PhD candidate in English Literature Martina Saric (UoG), PhD candidate in Creative Writing and Urban Design Jeremy Hawkins (UoG), Dr. Angeliki Sioli, assistant professor in Architecture (Delft University of Technology) and myself, a PhD candidate in Creative Assemblages and Urban Space (UWS). Through the workshop, regeneration was positioned as a practice and way of thinking that could guide holistic ways of doing research and understanding places. (more…)
