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CREAM

Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media (CREAM)


The Centre for Research and Education in Arts and Media (CREAM) is one of the UK’s leading centres for research in visual and media arts, design and music. 

The Centre boasts an excellent research track record and an energetic and expanding team. In RAE 2008, 100% its research was rated as of international standing, with 75% of this as "world leading" or of "international excellence", placing CREAM as the top art and design department in London, and in the top six in the UK, according to Times Higher Education and Guardian league tables."

Its members include internationally renowned artists, filmmakers, photographers, ceramicists, theorists, critics, historians, designers and musicians. CREAM focuses on critical and cross-disciplinary approaches. Whilst its individual members cover a wide range of subject areas and expertise, cross-connections between areas are encouraged.

CREAM Intro

 

Its researchers are international experts in:

 

  • Ceramics
  • Experimental Media
  • Fashion
  • Film
  • Music
  • Photography
  • Visual Arts

 

 

 

 

    Research Highlight           |        Publications            |       Current  Events 

Genocide

and Genre


                                           

  D.Campany 1     Factual and the Fictive

Research Project       

Latest Publications       Factual and the Fictive

The three years project, supported by an AHRC

£400000 award develops innovative filmmaking

methods to explore

people’s memory, narratives

and performance of acts of

genocidal violence. 

Photography and Cinema by David Campany,

Reaktion Press, 2008

 

Fashion as Photograph by Eugènie Shinkle, Tauris, 2008

CREAM is showcasing

A series of screenings

and talks exploring hybrid fiction/documentary

film-making

 

May 5th/7th/20th/26th at 6pm | June 4th @ 10am

More at Research Awards     More Publications  More Events & Exhibitions

 

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If you are interested in conducting research here please contact Erica Spindler: E.Spindler@westminster.ac.uk

 

CREAM Research Director: Rosie Thomas

 

Deputy Director of CREAM: Tom Corby

 

 

 
 
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