TU Dublin School of Art and Design Research Symposium
You are warmly invited to attend our Research Symposium, a satellite event of GradX, on Wednesday, June 4, at EQ116. The Research Symposium will hig
TU Dublin School of Art and Design
Research Symposium, June 4, 2025, EQ-116
Agenda
Session 1
10:00 – 10:05 Welcome
10:05-10:15 Dr. Connell Vaughan “Temporal Displacement: Charting the Test of Time in the Big Flat Now”
10:15-10:25 Dr. Glenn Loughran “Manifesto as Event”
10:25-10:30 Lenny Sanches, thesis supervisor Dr. Aija Freimane “Resistance in Metaphors: Political Semiotics and the Narratives of Rebellion in Russian Opposition Media of the last fifteen years”
10:30-10:35 Éile Medb Ní Fhiaich, thesis supervisor Dr. Nora Duggan “Ethics of Care in the Technocultural World of Posthuman Contemporary Art”
10:35-10:45 Saray Sánchez, Doctorate thesis co-supervisors Dr. Nora Duggan and Dr. Jye O’Sullivan “An account of the lecture-performance “Threads of Care: Mourning Through Textiles as Collective Political Action””
10:45-10:50 Julia Spyra, thesis supervisor Dr. Nora Duggan “The Power of the Female Form: Performance Art and Women's Rights in Ireland”
10:50-10:55 Michael Sweeney, thesis supervisor Dr. Connell Vaughan “There's no women, no work, and no craic.” Defensive Humour and the on-screen "Mancession””
10:55-11:05 Donal Lally “ALTAR”
11:05-11:10 Elma Pucar, thesis supervisor Dr. Sorcha O’ Brien “Da, da, to je Balkan.” An ethnomusicological study of the ‘Yugoslav Balkans.’
11:10-11:05 Daria Babaskina, supervisor Clare Bell “Baakhynai. Typography, identity, language and resilience - a reflection on indigenous experience.”
11:05-11:10 Finn O'Neill, supervisor Clare Bell “Negotiating public discourse and authority through typography”
11:10-11:15 Nicole Preece, thesis supervisor Donal Lally “Authenticity vs. Efficiency: Typographic Design in the Age of Streaming Services”
11:15-11:20 Genevieve Carolan, thesis supervisor Dr. David Ellison “Marketing The Imperial Premier League: English Football Jerseys and the Conquering of the Global Everyday”
11:20 – 11:30 Q&A
11:30 – 11:45 break
Session 2
11:45 – 11:55 Sarah Ward, Doctorate thesis co-supervisors Dr. Glenn Loughran and Dr. Conor Mc Garrigle, “Sites of Learning: Examining the Educational Relationship Between Art, Galleries, and the Public Through Practice-Based Research.”
11:55 – 12:05 Deborah Keogh “Unpacking the Relationship between Design Ability and Spatial Reasoning”
12:05 – 12:15 Anthony O'Connor “Generative AI in Visual Merchandising Education.”
12:15 – 12:25 Michelle Lalor, Jean Noonan “A cross-disciplinary project to promote sustainability in the fashion industry”
12:25 – 12:35 Dr. Aija Freimane “Student-Centred Learning Outcomes based on Quality Assessment Reference Framework”
12:35 – 12:45 Ceri Almrott “Building Material Intelligence Through Design Practice.”
12:45 – 12:55 Peter Mac Cann “Towards Circular Design Practices in Commercial Furniture Production - Brandon Chair re-design project.”
12:55 – 13:05 Katriona Flynn, Dr. Dee Duffy “Desert Island Dress: A Cross- Disciplinary Exploration of Society through the Medium of Clothing and Cultural Storytelling”
13:05 – 13.10 Rebecca Ferris, supervisors Michelle Lalor and Antony O’Connor "Beyond the Lens"
13:10 – 13:15 Karyee Wan, thesis supervisor Peter Mac Cann “How do smart technologies change the way we live and design?”
13.15 – 13.20 Sarah Carciu Marica, thesis supervisor Dr. Sorcha O’ Brien “The ESB Head Office Building Redevelopment. Biophilic Design and Urbanisation in Dublin.”
13:20 – 13:30 Tracey Dalton “The Guinness Irish Pub Concept - 1992 - 2002.”
13:30 – 13:40 Dr. Neville Knot “Interior Makeover Programmes: Strategies Behind the Camera”
13:40 – 14:00 Q&A and closing