Research Issues in Art, Design and Media is edited by Darren Newbury and Nick Stanley, and published by The Research Training Initiative, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, University of Central England.

 

Research in art, design and media has grown rapidly in recent years. New areas of inquiry are being opened up, new approaches to research are being developed, and many new research projects are being initiated. In this context there is increasingly a need for reflection on the processes, methods and techniques appropriate to these methodologically diverse fields, as well the objects of research themselves. It this purpose that Research Issues is conceived to serve. Research Issues will raise current issues for research methodology and practice in the fields of art, design and media, and provide researchers with insights which have implications for their own studies.

 

Research Issues will publish:

The emphasis is on research taking place in art, design and media contexts and the distinctive issues this raises rather than any a priori commitment to the distinctiveness of research in art, design, media itself.

 

Research Issues will be published three times a year (Spring, Summer, Autumn). Each issue will consist of one paper focused on a distinct topic and will provide guidance to further reading and resources for further exploration. The primary audience is research students, but the publication is also likely to be of interest to research degree supervisors and other researchers in art, design and media.

 

Research Issues will be available via the web in standard html format for on-screen viewing, and in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format for downloading and printing. Past issues will be archived on the site forming a useful resource for future researchers.

Research Issues is published as part of the Research Training Initiative (RTI), a project initiated in 1995 to research and publish resources of use to postgraduates conducting research in art, design and related fields. Further information on RTI can be found here.