Journal released by the University of Derby’s School of Arts Research (SOAR) undergrads and MA students

At the end of an academic year, the University of Derby produces a School of Arts Research (SOAR) Journal which comprises extracts from the student’s written coursework and creative work. The Journal demonstrates the ways in which creative practice can be approached and represents examples of the third year and post-graduate students’ creativity within various projects.

Students from across various courses within the University’s School of Arts, including areas such as Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Fashion, Illustration, Photography, Film Production, Film and Television Studies, Animation, and Interior Design share their thoughts on a variety of subjects from greenwashing in the fashion industry, to art therapy, and AI in the photographic industry. 

The journal, consisting of a range of thought-provoking extracts from third year undergraduate and Masters students’ coursework within the University of Derby’s School of Arts, has been designed by students within the School of Arts and edited by Dr Teresa Forde with support from Senior Lecturer in Design, Kev Jones.

• How can photography be used to prove that time is an experience of our perceptions? by Katie Weller
• Is dwarfism the last group to be included by the fashion industry? by Muroj Negha
• The Rolls-Royce Experience by Leon Barbarino
• Finding acceptance of self through the experience of traumatic birth by Hannah Sweeney
• How does contemporary fashion design disrupt the gender binary? by Emma Wilson
• Manna, Mother, Other by Philip Craig
• Is Gender Still Relevant to Contemporary Art? by Maisie Davidson
• Exploring the intersections between art, memory, and archival studies by Chloe Elizabeth Burton
• How will the advent of AI affect the photographic world? by Poppy Barry
• The Power of Touch by Nasima Begum
• Becoming Cyborg by Emma Rowlson
• Crafting Communities by Nicole Brož
• How can the repurposing of the Friar Gate Goods Yard into a co-living space contribute to a more sustainable Derby while addressing its social Challenges? by Viviane Worther
• How does visual representation document illness ethically and empathetically? by Kai Papworth
• The Role of the Metaverse in Shaping Identities and Cultural Landscapes by Luiza Brant Espeschit
• A Critical Reflection on A Glimpse by Greg Hawksworth
• How Trompe L’Oeil is used within fashion and how it has developed over time by Holly Denby-Dobson
• Witnessing in Art Therapy by Leigh Sager
• How do big fashion companies tackle issues with greenwashing? by Charlotte Cook

The journal can be viewed at: https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/qv0y4/soar-school-of-arts-student-journal