The comics medium is a possible tool and approach to creating more affective communications.   Looking to shift your communications and wanting to try something new? The comics medium is approachable, accessible and relatable and can communicate serious topics of health, wellbeing and illness. These works, categorised as Graphic Medicine, both create emotive narratives and deliver…

Aftershock Nepal is about the aftermath of the April 2015 earthquake, an attempt to chronicle a troubling period in a nation’s history. Our aim is to capture the voices of ordinary people, voices that would otherwise be unheard — and through such everyday stories, by connecting communities, we hope to play a small part in…

Book an interactive, one-on-one session with our team of communication designers, storytellers and public engagement experts at MeCCSA 2017. At the BU Innovation Booth we will use hands-on activities for turning your research into resources for public engagement through storytelling, visualisation and communication design. Sessions will consist of short exercises that explore questions like: How…

WHAT IS THE DATA STORYTELLING WORKBOOK? The first of its kind, the Data Storytelling Workbook brings together inspiring work from across social sciences, data journalism, graphic design, computer science and geography, taking readers on a journey through the ins and outs of storytelling with data. We would love for you to come along on the…

Taking the reader on a journey through this emergent area of research and practice, the Data Storytelling Workbook explores how visualisation and storytelling can be best utilised to communicate the significance of data to policy-makers and the public. Utilising this workbook, readers will be able to develop professional skills in data collection, analysis, visualisation and…

I will present recent work in the area of media content analysis, its big-data origins, and its applications to social science and humanities. In particular I will present three projects: an analysis of twitter content; an analysis of gender bias in modern news; and an analysis of historical trends in 150 years of British and…

Recently, we facilitated a bespoke workshop on filming interviews, specifiically focused on social videos using a smartphone. Mike Sunderland joined the team to provide a mini-masterclass on the subject as well as provide a curated list of top tips to consider when making a video. Below you can download a PDF version of the pocket…

Data Storytelling for Social Sciences Workshop took place in Bournemouth at 12th November as a part of ESRC Festival of learning events with the participation of 25 professionals both from NGOs and academia. The workshop started with the presentations of Dr. Anna Feigenbaum, Dr. Einar Thorsen, and Brad Gyori which were structured to give practical knowledge…

  We are delighted to announce that MeCCSA 2017 includes a special session on ‘Raising a Glass to Freedom’? (in)equality in Beer, Britain and Empire led by Dr Sam Goodmanand Bournemouth University colleagues. It is Panel 2F: Wednesday 17.45-19.15pm. The perfect warm up for the MeCCSA wine/ beer reception and following pub quiz! Why do…

British beer culture is currently in the midst of a revival. The influence and popularity of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and the US-originated Craft Beer movement is seemingly at its peak, with a range of microbrewed beers as readily available in high street chain pubs across the UK as in more exclusive craft…