Selected Research Outputs - Elisa Oliver
Conference/Seminar Papers
‘LONGING TO RETURN’-Nostalgia and British identity in the TV drama serial Life on Mars. University of Glamorgan, day conference ‘Life on Mars’ November 16th 2007
‘SEEING THE 1970S’: Stasis and Return in Contemporary British Art Practice. Repeat Repeat Conference, University of Chester, April 2007
‘SPEAKING OUT LOUD’: An investigation into performance, speech and knowledge. For CPaRA seminar on ‘Critical Theory as Creative Tool’, University of Chester, Jan 2007
THE GALLERY AS A RESOURCE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION-The National Association of Fine Art Education-Baltic, Gateshead-2001
Conference organisation
REPEAT REPEAT, University of Chester, Organiser, International two- day conference exploring repetition across the visual and performing arts, including publication, CPARA, April 2007
'OBJECTS OF DESIRE-THE ART OF COLLECTING'The New Gallery, Walsall, Chair and organiser of seminar exploring aspects of collecting from New Media to Material Culture. Speakers: Jo Digger, Dr Charlie Gere, Dr. Paul Martin-2005
Critical Writing
‘TIME AND TIME AGAIN’.The Spirographs of Lesley Halliwell.
Catalogue essay, Touchstones Gallery, Rochdale, for exhibition. Feb 2008
‘LONGING TO RETURN’: some thoughts on repetition in contemporary culture. Catalogue essay ‘Repeat Repeat conference, University of Chester, April 2007
ARTICULATE SILENCE: An essay on textile artist Maxine Bristow exhibition catalogue ‘Sensual Austerity” pub Hub, National Centre for Art and Design 2006
FACT ANNUAL 2004, co-editor, pub FACT-2004
URBAN VISIONS, EXPERIENCING AND ENVISIONING THE CITY-Introduction, Pub Liverpool University Press-2002
Curation
‘A VARIETY NIGHT OF VENTRILOQUISM’ Fact, Liverpool (foundation for art and creative technology) a series of commissioned performances exploring contemporary ideas of voice and identity, performers included, Ken Campbell and Lyndsey Seers Nov 2003
‘HEROES AND HEROINES’ Fact, Liverpool (foundation for art and creative technology) half day event exploring the idea of alter egos, chaired by Haley Newman with contributions from Kevin Reid, Michelle Naismith and Bob and Roberta Smith, May 2004
‘PSALM’ Tate Liverpool, Paul Rooney Choir Performance as part of Momart Residency, March 2003
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