About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Maya Gaul about her research project on Creative Community and its implications in the Irish arts sector.

In this, our first episode on ‘research design’ and ‘research designing’ I talk with Maya Gaul and Dunk Murphy from the Creative Futures Academy at UCD. Maya is completing a BA in Creative & Cultural Industries. Her final year project combines research with performance. The subject is Creative Community; an exploration of Irish Arts organisations and how they produce ‘belonging’. Maya talked about her plan for the production - to include elements of documentary, performance and interaction culminating in an event that digs into what arts and inclusion means for practitioners and audience. Notes: The Creative Futures Academy - https://creativefuturesacademy.ie UCD’s BA Major In Creative & Cultural Industries -  https://www.ucd.ie/artshumanities/newsandevents/ucdlaunchesnewbaincreativeculturalindustries/ Acknowledgements Music  Title: Departures Artist: Portrayal Source: https://bit.ly/2QkBzvI License: CC BY 4.0 Cover Art  Title: In the Think Lab Artist: Allen Higgins. Photo credits: Dunk Murphy. Used with permission. Source: MayaGaul.pptx License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Podcast License Design Talk (dot IE) CC BY-NC-SA 4.0  The license can be viewed at…

People in this episode

Host: Allen Higgins

Guest: Maya Gaul

Topics covered

• research design
• creative community
• Irish arts
• belonging
• performance
• inclusion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Creative Futures Academy, UCD

Books & works: Departures

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