All Outputs (7)

Is Television reformable? The ‘reformist tendency’ in EDI research in the cultural and creative industries (2024)
Journal Article
Newsinger, J., Kennedy, H., & Aust, R. (in press). Is Television reformable? The ‘reformist tendency’ in EDI research in the cultural and creative industries. Media, Culture and Society, https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437241254331

This article engages with research on UK Television (UKTV) and the wider cultural and creative industries by interrogating the role of academic research in industrial and social change. We argue that a ‘reformist tendency’ implicitly structures much... Read More about Is Television reformable? The ‘reformist tendency’ in EDI research in the cultural and creative industries.

Locked down and locked out: mothers and UKTV work during the COVID-19 pandemic (2023)
Journal Article
Wreyford, N., Newsinger, J., Kennedy, H., & Aust, R. (2023). Locked down and locked out: mothers and UKTV work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Feminist Media Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2023.2266775

COVID-19 and the associated government lockdowns in the UK had dramatic impacts on the UK’s creative industries. This article explores these impacts on mothers working in UK Television (UKTV), on their ability to work, finances, and mental health. It... Read More about Locked down and locked out: mothers and UKTV work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Virtual Humanity: empathy, embodiment and disorientation in humanitarian VR experience design (2018)
Journal Article
Kennedy, H. W., & Atkinson, S. (2018). Virtual Humanity: empathy, embodiment and disorientation in humanitarian VR experience design. Refractory: A Journal of Entertainment Media, 30, 12

With 360-degree filmmaking and Virtual Reality (VR) – the audience can now be immersed in the milieu of the filmed location. Hitherto hard to reach territories, and hard to portray narratives can now be realised and experienced first hand – rendering... Read More about Virtual Humanity: empathy, embodiment and disorientation in humanitarian VR experience design.

Extended Reality Ecosystems: Innovations in Creativity and Collaboration in the Theatrical Arts (2018)
Journal Article
Kennedy, H., & Atkinson, S. (2018). Extended Reality Ecosystems: Innovations in Creativity and Collaboration in the Theatrical Arts. Refractory: A Journal of Entertainment Media, 30(10), 12

This article maps aspects of the current Extended Reality (XR) production ecosystem in the UK, capturing a unique industry at its moment of emergence. The last three years have seen an increase in activity by traditional theatre institutions in the U... Read More about Extended Reality Ecosystems: Innovations in Creativity and Collaboration in the Theatrical Arts.

Game Jam as Feminist Methodology: The Affective Labors of Intervention in the Ludic Economy (2018)
Journal Article
Kennedy, H. W. (2018). Game Jam as Feminist Methodology: The Affective Labors of Intervention in the Ludic Economy. Games and Culture, 13(7), 708-727. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412018764992

© The Author(s) 2018. This article examines the evidenced and the potential impact of all-female games jams as an element within a feminist interventionist approach to improving women’s equal participation within the ludic economies of the games indu... Read More about Game Jam as Feminist Methodology: The Affective Labors of Intervention in the Ludic Economy.

Inside-the-scenes: The rise of experiential cinema (2016)
Journal Article
Atkinson, S. A., & Kennedy, H. (2016). Inside-the-scenes: The rise of experiential cinema. Participations, 13(1), 139-151

This article introduces this themed section which focusses on the growing trend toward the creation of a cinema that escapes beyond the boundaries of the auditorium whereby film-screenings are augmented by synchronous live performance, site-specific... Read More about Inside-the-scenes: The rise of experiential cinema.

From conflict to revolution: The secret aesthetic, narrative spatialisation and audience experience in immersive cinema design (2016)
Journal Article
Atkinson, S. A., & Kennedy, H. (2016). From conflict to revolution: The secret aesthetic, narrative spatialisation and audience experience in immersive cinema design. Participations, 13(1), 252-279

In 2014, Secret Cinema Presents … Back to the Future …, tensions emerged within a section of the audience who were not invested in the rules of engagement of the secret cinema brand. The secret location of the screening, the requirement to surrender... Read More about From conflict to revolution: The secret aesthetic, narrative spatialisation and audience experience in immersive cinema design.