MaterialWitness @Mat_Witness
An interdisciplinary training programme for the interrogation of physical objects, spaces and environments by humanities researchers, supported by @CHASE_DTP materialwitness.co South East, England Joined January 2016-
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This year's Material Witness: Taste Contact and Memory kicked off with lots of Bourdieu, discussions of taste and object handling #materials
Today at the Beany #materialwitness2017
How can works of #art contribute to cultural constructions of the body? Read our #blog to find out: materialwitness.co/witnessing-the… #material #body
'Witnessing the Immaterial in Material Bodies' a new post by @ChloeTrainor1 on our session @SainsburyCentre materialwitness.co/witnessing-the… #blog
The living spaces @WealddownMuseum blogged by @DeeGonz92 asking 'what structures these spaces?' #livinghistory #phd
A new blog post on how we interact with living spaces and the objects in them by @DeeGonz92 materialwitness.co/living/ #blog #materialculture
New #blog on 'Listening, Spaces and the Sounding World' #soundscapes #materials #listening materialwitness.co/blog/
New blog post on our 'Listening, Spaces and the Sounding World' workshop by @HM_Lilley materialwitness.co/exploring-list…
#blog on thermal dimensions of space with @MarialenaNikol @CHASE_DTP #materialculture #architecture #environment
The human body and the varying temperatures of the spaces we inhabit. #blog by @harrietmb materialwitness.co/good-air/ #space #material #bodies
Maybe all PhD students need is a little fresh air? Or maybe a trip to the Alps? #PhD #postgrad #blog #training materialwitness.co/good-air/
What are the thermal dimensions of space? Read all about it in our latest blog post by @harrietmb: materialwitness.co/good-air/ #materialdesign
Uninspired by ITV's #BriefEncounters ? Check out Brief Encounters postgrad journal instead! briefencounters-journal.co.uk/BE #BEJournal #OA #PhDChat
Anna Funder, 'Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall'. #BriefEncounters goo.gl/ZjEVfg
The deadline for submissions is in six weeks (19th August). Look out for some #BriefEncounters inspiration every Monday morning until then.
Brilliant first day of @MEMS_Festival - Papers, people and workshops! Can't wait to get involved with #playofadam today! #research @mems_ukc
Sound walks @UniKentMFA lead by @akipasoulas interesting contrast with our thermal walks last week. Will be posting our 'scores' on blog!
Today's session is run by @akipasoulas and as part of the Kent Institute of Spatial Studies Festival! We're excited.
Exciting setting today for our material witness session on 'Listening, Spaces and the Sounding World' @UniKentArts

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