Cultural Policy Observatory Ireland (CPOI) held its 2016 Winter seminar in collaboration with the MA Festive Arts programme at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick on 16th November 2016.
Eleonora Belfiore, Professor of Communication and Media Studies at Loughborough University, shared thoughts on the role of humanities research in cultural policy studies.
Dr. Emily Mark-FitzGerald, Lecturer/ Assistant Professor in Art History and Cultural Policy, UCD, shared her approaches to interviewing, working with oral histories, and the ethics involved in both.
Dr. Andrew Power, Registrar, IADT, shared thoughts on the use of focus groups in research.
Workshop participants included lecturers and PhD students from across the island in an intimate setting where the challenges and unexpected opportunities of research methodologies were shared.
This two-part seminar explored the diverse research methodologies in cultural policy research. It took place on Wednesday 16th November 2016 in the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick, 12.30-5.30pm, and comprised of:
- Event 1 (12.30pm-3.30pm): a Methods Seminar for CPOI Affiliate Researchers and doctoral candidates.
- Event 2 (3.30pm-5.30pm): a keynote presentation by cultural policy researcher, Prof. Eleonora Belfiore. Prof. Belfiore discussed the value of humanities methods in cultural policy research and consider how we might work towards a research-informed, intellectually-sound national conversation on culture and policy.
Presentation slides are available here:
Further information on the content of the CPOI Winter Seminar is available here.