[Commlist] CFP: Re-view: Exploring the role of critique within creative practice research

*Re-view: Exploring the role of critique within creative practice research*
Wednesday 1st July, University of Lancashire, Preston/
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*Call for contributions

*This one-day public symposium will discuss the value, limitations and 
possibilities of peer review and critique within creative practice 
research.**

Critique is so embedded in the processes of making and writing that it 
is often taken for granted. From studio crits and exhibition reviews to 
journal peer review and institutional assessments such as the Research 
Excellence Framework (REF), subjecting work to external critique is 
central to developing a research career. At its best, review can offer 
fresh perspectives, enhance the quality and rigour of creative work, and 
suggest new directions for practice or research. At its worst, it can 
perpetuate uneven power dynamics, uphold the status quo and, for many, 
be a stressful or even humiliating experience.

We invite creative practice researchers from across disciplines to share 
their experiences and propose alternative models of critique. How might 
the processes of critique be rethought by reflecting on our own 
encounters with its various procedures? Alternatives abound, from 
deconstruction, schizoanalysis, feminist and queer models of knowledge 
construction to approaches that prioritise disagreement (dissensus), 
participation, co-creation or regionally specific knowledges. How might 
such models, alongside our lived experiences of critique, help move 
institutional processes beyond bureaucratisation, reification and petty 
egotisms?

We welcome submissions from research students and academics working 
within creative practice research. Contributions may take the form of:

  * Short (15 minute) presentations
  * Performances
  * Provocations
  * Interactive activities or short workshop sessions
Possible themes include:

  * How value is determined and ascribed to creative work
  * The role of gatekeepers within review processes
  * The labour (intellectual, professional or emotional) involved in
    reviewing creative work
  * The potential for more open and supportive review processes
  * Peer review as a creative process
  * Conversation and dialogue as methods of critique
The event is free, with lunch and refreshments provided. A limited 
number of small travel bursaries are available for contributors.

To apply, please complete this short form by*5pm on Friday 1^st 
May***https://forms.office.com/e/kUnzLpQC0X 
<https://forms.office.com/e/kUnzLpQC0X>


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