Title Screen with text 'blurring the edges' and a panoramic shot of Rotherham
Video, 9 secs

Blurring the Edges in Rotherham

Watch the film which shows how research and art can change perceptions, bringing residents together to think about the future.

‘Blurring the Edges’ film highlights some amazing community members and organisations in Rotherham, how research and art can change perceptions, and bring residents together to think about the future.

The film is an outcome of collaboration of the University researchers - Dr Aneta Piekut (Sheffield Methods Institute), Prof. Gwilym Pryce (Economics) and Dr Henry Staples (Urban Studies and Planning) - with local partners: community broker Dr Zanib Rasool (Rotherham United Community Trust), Sheffield-based performance artist and cultural producer Lora Krasteva, and Rotherham-based visual artist Uzma Rani (Rotherham Open Arts Renaissance).

Read more about the research here.

 

Credits

Video

  • David Sánchez Marín (producer)
  • A special thanks to Anthony Bayou, Tasha Vaughan, Rose Flora and Adrian Dexter for participation in this film.
  • Ferham, Masbrough and Kimberworth residents

 

Research

 

Funding

  • The ‘Life at the Frontier’ project was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Nordforsk (grant no 95193). Additional funding was provided by the UKRI Higher Education Innovation Fund for the project ‘Blurring the Edges’ (ref. 180422).

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