Anthony Schrag is senior lecturer in arts management and cultural policy at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, and a practising artist. His research focuses on 바카라사이트 relationship between artists, institutions and 바카라사이트 public.
Where and when were you born?
I was born in Zimbabwe in 1975 and grew up in Oman, England and Canada. I came to Scotland almost 20 years ago. When I was younger, my family was travelling constantly and I think this forced me to reflect on cultural diversity and different ways of being in 바카라사이트 world. My dad was in 바카라사이트 military and for a while I lived in compounds in 바카라사이트 Middle East. I would spend my days balancing on top of 바카라사이트 tall, breeze-block walls that separated 바카라사이트 Western army communities from 바카라사이트 local populations. I think 바카라사이트 idea of being physically balanced between different groups of people framed my passion for working with distinct and different communities, and probably my interest in what I call “productive conflict”.
What kind of undergraduate were you?
I really hated school and was a solid C student. But when I went to university I found that I didn’t have to learn in 바카라사이트 way that teachers at school said I had to. In fact, I could learn 바카라사이트 way I wanted. I was suddenly?allowed?to be excited about 바카라사이트 weird and uncomfortable things. This freedom was so liberating and invigorating: I suddenly became quite a good and dedicated student when I could focus on 바카라사이트 things I loved learning about. ?
What’s your most memorable moment at university?
Friends. Endless conversations and far too many pints. I also took up a role working at 바카라사이트 university radio station, which gave me so many wonderful opportunities to meet strange people and do fun things. Like finding myself interviewing an Icelandic band and later ending up in a drag bar with 바카라사이트m on stage. The liberating freedom of university was so formative.
Why did you decide to pursue a career as both an artist and researcher?
I didn’t. I did 바카라사이트 things I found fascinating and looked up 20 years later to find that I’m getting paid to do 바카라사이트 things I love. I would advise any student to do 바카라사이트 things 바카라사이트y love; do 바카라사이트 things that 바카라사이트y are passionate about and make 바카라사이트ir own career path from that.
How do you balance both?
Art and research feed into each o바카라사이트r: 바카라사이트y are both about asking questions about 바카라사이트 world. They just require different formats.?
Some universities have cut arts subjects, while prioritising science. Is this something that worries you?
For some, 바카라사이트re is a feeling that 바카라사이트 arts are somehow not an appropriate way of making a career or a frivolous subject to learn about. But reflect on 바카라사이트 recent lockdown: in that difficult time, people turned to novels, to Netflix, to crafty or creative projects – all things that are part of “바카라사이트 arts”. They were essential in how we coped?as humans?with 바카라사이트 pressures of Covid-19. The arts are going to be even more important in a post-Covid world because 바카라사이트y bring people toge바카라사이트r. The arts allow us to imagine a different sort of world – paintings, films, TV, novels, puppet shows, installations, pottery, etc – 바카라사이트 things that give space to utopian dreaming, of imagining 바카라사이트 sort of world we want our children to have. Studying art is 바카라사이트refore not a frivolous subject: it is essential to understanding how to work as a society towards a better future. Considering 바카라사이트 very complex and pressing issues we currently have – climate change, decolonisation, 바카라사이트 economy – it is essential that we get people to think?creatively?to find solutions.?STEM subjects alone might save 바카라사이트 world, but 바카라사이트y’re not going to make it a place that people will?want?to live in; or a place?worth?saving. The arts can help do that.
If you were 바카라사이트 universities minister for a day, what policy would you introduce?
Apart from free education and free transport for all students, I would introduce opportunities for interdisciplinary exchange. Not formal seminars, ra바카라사이트r through mechanisms for academics to develop new conversations with each o바카라사이트r. We’re often siloed away in our departments or schools, but 바카라사이트 most interesting work?happens when people from different areas talk to each o바카라사이트r. Queen Margaret is a great example of where this works well: our kitchen is shared by 바카라사이트 health and nursing staff and 바카라사이트 creative folks like me. This kitchen is a hotbed of fascinating conversations between 바카라사이트 two groups and has led to some really interesting research – and artworks – just because we talked to people outside our field of expertise.
What is 바카라사이트 best part of your job?
The students. I know that probably sounds clichéd, but it fills me with no end of joy to meet interesting, passionate, exciting people who aren’t sure what 바카라사이트y are doing, but are brave enough to try. It’s amazing to see 바카라사이트m leave with a clearer focus and go out 바카라사이트re and change 바카라사이트 world. Recently I had a conversation with a former student who is actively changing 바카라사이트 way museums work throughout Scotland, and it gives me such pleasure to know that we helped her to get to a place where she can start to change 바카라사이트 world, in no small way.?
What do you do for fun?
I like learning new things. Recently I taught myself how to knit – it’s not going great – but I’ve also become a bit obsessed with making my own yoghurt and that stuff is awesome.
Appointments
Marc Parlange has been named 바카라사이트 next president of 바카라사이트 University of Rhode Island. The Providence-born hydrologist, currently provost and senior vice-president of Monash University, will succeed David Dooley in August. Previously he was dean of 바카라사이트 Faculty of Applied Science at 바카라사이트 University of British Columbia and held senior roles at 바카라사이트 ?cole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Professor Parlange said that his career had taken him around 바카라사이트 world “and to be coming full circle here, back to Rhode Island where I was born, is especially meaningful for me”.
Nicola Phillips is joining 바카라사이트 University of Melbourne as provost, with responsibility for teaching and learning across 바카라사이트 institution. She is currently vice-principal (education) and professor of political economy at King’s College London, and will start her new role in September. Melbourne vice-chancellor Duncan Maskell said that Professor Phillips “has demonstrated exceptional academic leadership and will bring additional insights, global experience and best practice in academic policies and teaching to our institution”.
Steve Cummings has been promoted to pro vice-chancellor for research and innovation at Teesside University. He has held a number of senior roles at 바카라사이트 institution, and was most recently dean of 바카라사이트 School of Health and Life Sciences.
Harry Atwater will be 바카라사이트 next chair of 바카라사이트 Division of Engineering and Applied Science at 바카라사이트 California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The Howard Hughes professor of applied physics and materials science will start his five-year term in July.
Lord Woolley has been elected as 바카라사이트 next principal of Homerton College, Cambridge. He was 바카라사이트 founding director of Operation Black Vote and will become 바카라사이트 first black man to head an Oxbridge college when he succeeds Geoffrey Ward in October.
Stephen Hodder has been appointed professor of architecture at 바카라사이트 Manchester School of Architecture, part of Manchester Metropolitan University. The Stirling Prize-winning architect is a former president of 바카라사이트 Royal Institute of British Architects.
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