Associate Professor in Media at Birmingham City Universityhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenpatel.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenpatel.bsky.social/post/3mgroediarc2vNew fully funded PhD opportunity with me and @culturecentral.bsky.social as part of the CreaTech Frontiers Collaborative Doctoral Award Scheme. Email me if you have any questions about the project, deadline is 10th April! https://www.bcu.ac.uk/research/our-phds/phd-opportunities/modelling-innovation-evaluating-the-impact-of-createch-on-culture-and-creativity-in-the-west-midlands11 Mar 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:fctoigty4uyhigxeno3shldq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgroediarc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenpatel.bsky.social/post/3mg5ha2dekk2tExcited for this in Melbourne, 20th March. Registration now open! https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/schools-colleges/fashion-and-textiles/research/craft-futures-symposium looking forward to sharing the stage with @susanluckman.bsky.social03 Mar 2026 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:fctoigty4uyhigxeno3shldq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5ha2dekk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/karenpatel.bsky.social/post/3m3rkn57oqk2whttps://careers.birminghammuseums.org.uk/job/4bae0fc7-c197-4545-aaa9-159df5c4a56522 Oct 2025 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:fctoigty4uyhigxeno3shldq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3rkn57oqk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/karenpatel.bsky.social/post/3lyl6ts457c2jThank you Lorna. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14759756.2025.2509202?src=11 Sep 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:fctoigty4uyhigxeno3shldq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyl6ts457c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenpatel.bsky.social/post/3ltn35n4kus2rA great couple of days so far at @sasemeeting.bsky.social in Montreal for the craft mini conference. Enjoyed talking about my book this morning, and hearing great presentations on all things craft and neo-craft from the fabulous presenters10 Jul 2025 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:fctoigty4uyhigxeno3shldq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltn35n4kus2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenpatel.bsky.social/post/3loq2bbndrk2iToday! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2025 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:fctoigty4uyhigxeno3shldq/app.bsky.feed.post/3loq2bbndrk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/karenpatel.bsky.social/post/3llw2iypjws22Really looking forward to this event and the conversations to be had. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/safe-for-work-conversations-about-harm-and-the-creative-industries-tickets-130813115850903 Apr 2025 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:fctoigty4uyhigxeno3shldq/app.bsky.feed.post/3llw2iypjws22https://bsky.app/profile/karenpatel.bsky.social/post/3lkdtih2ly22sI am available to supervise PhD students interested in the creative industries, inequalities, craft, and social media platforms. Find out more: https://www.bcu.ac.uk/courses/media-and-cultural-studies-phd-2025-2614 Mar 2025 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:fctoigty4uyhigxeno3shldq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkdtih2ly22shttps://bsky.app/profile/karenpatel.bsky.social/post/3lgvcdsc2ks2eFinal talk is from @drshardiabpalmer.bsky.social on Black girls, representation and intersectionality. "The lack of representation is not an issue now, it's what is being represented and how". So true!29 Jan 2025 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:fctoigty4uyhigxeno3shldq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvcdsc2ks2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/karenpatel.bsky.social/post/3lgvbkxzaoc2eGreat talk by @mindyptolomey.bsky.social on zine making and visible mending as research methods29 Jan 2025 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:fctoigty4uyhigxeno3shldq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvbkxzaoc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/karenpatel.bsky.social/post/3lgv5knzub22eGreat to hear Prof Angela McRobbie speaking about her work on girls studies and her time at the Birmingham CCCS29 Jan 2025 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:fctoigty4uyhigxeno3shldq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgv5knzub22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/karenpatel.bsky.social/post/3lgs5j7hhy22nA recap of the CEDIA conference which took place earlier this month. Thanks to all presenters and everyone involved! https://www.bcu.ac.uk/research/blogs/cedia-conference-inequalities-and-diversity-in-the-arts-and-creative-industries28 Jan 2025 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:fctoigty4uyhigxeno3shldq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgs5j7hhy22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/karenpatel.bsky.social/post/3ldj72wuo322pLooking forward to hosting this hybrid conference on 16th January, with 40+ speakers from around the world and the fabulous Subhadra Das as keynote. It will be hybrid so you can sign up and view the programme here: https://www.bcu.ac.uk/news-events/calendar/cedia-conference-inequalities-and-diversity-in-the-media-and-creative-industries17 Dec 2024 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:fctoigty4uyhigxeno3shldq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldj72wuo322p