@AHRCpress funded project on prisoner artists, arts practitioners, arts therapists and the arts of imprisonment 2023-25. PI @a_chamberlen based @SocioWarwick.
Joined December 2022
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Captive Arts retweeted
25 Sep 2025
Do prisoner arts constitute a genre, and what features distinguish them as such? @a_chamberlen @SocioWarwick examines the issue; focuses on the 2023 @KoestlerArts exhibition curated by @JTaylorTrash for the @southbankcentre @captive_arts @Clinks_Tweets - doi.org/10.1080/17521483.202…
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Captive Arts retweeted
16 Sep 2025
New article by @HRDCCarvalho explores the importance of violence in the aesthetics of UK drill and its criminalization: two imaginaries "bound together" in a way that "goes beyond semiotic interpretation" @Warwick_Law #ukdrill check it out here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Captive Arts retweeted
12 Sep 2025
"when I read those words now, nearly three years later, I find I have no memory of that cellmate, nor do I seem to have recorded his name anywhere" ... the unsettling short story by @ShipleyWrites #prisonwriting @captive_arts out now and available here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Captive Arts retweeted
31 Aug 2025
Super excited to see my paper with artist Travis De Vries published online in @law_humanities. Our paper is part of the forthcoming creative responses to justice problems issue. You can read it here:
doi.org/10.1080/17521483.202…
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Captive Arts retweeted
18 Aug 2025
"Pain of all sorts, and its attendant politics, is particularly evident in the area of the prison where we are working, and where Kevin A. is housed"... New article by @RBernatek on an experience of prison @captive_arts @SocioWarwick Read it here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Captive Arts retweeted
6 Aug 2025
We're very excited to be #recruiting for a Projects & Operations Coordinator (part-time) to join our dedicated office team - a dynamic role that plays an important part in our projects and the running of our office. Salary £24-£27k pro rata
👉bit.ly/ITTPOC
ALT A picture coloured in yellow and blue showing two figures working together and the words 'Join the team!@
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Captive Arts retweeted
6 Aug 2025
🎨 What does ‘co-curated’ mean in prison arts? @manwithbooks shares lessons from pennedup.org.uk and the risks of tokenism.
Read the blog 👇
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16 May 2025
Join Our next ONLINE Seminar. We are excited to be joined by Prof. Des Manderson, who will be talking about his recent work exploring the basis of colonial legal imaginaries.
MS Teams Meeting Link: eur01.safelinks.protection.o…
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Captive Arts retweeted
21 Apr 2025
Artworks on display in our exhibition ‘Almost Home’ explore what ‘home’ can mean to different people - from city skylines and rural landscapes, to comfort food and loved ones.
See this painting and other fab works from the North East up-close at @balticgateshead until 11 May 🖼️
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Captive Arts retweeted
Our next seminar is on 'How Can a Process of Writing and Walking help to Navigate Liminal Life Spaces?: Our Collaborative Creative Recovery', Dr Jessica Moriaty and Christina Reading (Brighton)
🗓️16th April 2025
📷16:30-18:00📷
📍LT 27 Wilberforce Bdg
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Captive Arts retweeted
17 Mar 2025
Reminder: please come along to our seminar on Wednesday (online or in-person) with artist Ella Dorton taling with Dr Katy Snell
Our next seminar features artist Ella Dorton in conversation with Dr Katy Snell
'Tarred with the Same Brush; Portraits of Prison, Poverty & Other Struggles in Displacement'
🗓️19th March 2025
⏰4:30pm-6:00pm
📍Lecture Theatre 27 Wilberforce Building
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Captive Arts retweeted
12 Feb 2025
The nights are long in prison for those who are out of time.
How long is long enough?
Punishment Acts: Tales of Retribution, Reparation and Redemption
9-17 April 2025
Tickets: ticketsource.co.uk/rideout-c…
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18 Feb 2025
👇🏼This event is tomorrow, join us in person (room S2.09 @Warwick_Law ) or online.
3 Feb 2025
Join our next ‘Aesthetics & Justice’ seminar, co-hosted w/ @WarwickCJC , @WarwickCCLS: Exploring the Soundscapes of Incarceration w/
Laudan Nooshin & @KateHerrity
Weds 19th February 2025 | 2 – 3.15 pm (GMT)
Warwick Law School (S2.09) & Online: tinyurl.com/3ftjrnev
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Captive Arts retweeted
12 Feb 2025
Exploring the Soundscapes of Incarceration
When: Wednesday 19th February 2025 | 2 – 3.15 pm (GMT)
Where: Warwick Law School (S2.09) & Online
Join here: lnkd.in/e2GwWqzY
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3 Feb 2025
Join our next ‘Aesthetics & Justice’ seminar, co-hosted w/ @WarwickCJC , @WarwickCCLS: Exploring the Soundscapes of Incarceration w/
Laudan Nooshin & @KateHerrity
Weds 19th February 2025 | 2 – 3.15 pm (GMT)
Warwick Law School (S2.09) & Online: tinyurl.com/3ftjrnev
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Captive Arts retweeted
20 Jan 2025
A bit late but better than never. 😆 I’m very much looking forward to giving this talk tomorrow ⬇️ Hope to see you online.
11 Jan 2025
Join us for our next ONLINE seminar, part of the “Aesthetics & Justice” series co-organised w/ @WarwickCJC, @Warwick_Law & @SocioWarwick looking at creative encounters in prison & police custody, with @drlaylaskinns & @jometcalf2 🗓️on Weds 22/01/25 2.00-3.15pm (gmt). Details👇🏽
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Captive Arts retweeted
21 Jan 2025
CIC Co-Director Dr Jo Metcalf will speak on imprisonment in transatlantic creative writing exchanges at the Captive Arts online seminar, Weds 22/1 at 14.00. Details below:
11 Jan 2025
Join us for our next ONLINE seminar, part of the “Aesthetics & Justice” series co-organised w/ @WarwickCJC, @Warwick_Law & @SocioWarwick looking at creative encounters in prison & police custody, with @drlaylaskinns & @jometcalf2 🗓️on Weds 22/01/25 2.00-3.15pm (gmt). Details👇🏽
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Captive Arts retweeted
11 Jan 2025
Join us for our next ONLINE seminar, part of the “Aesthetics & Justice” series co-organised w/ @WarwickCJC, @Warwick_Law & @SocioWarwick looking at creative encounters in prison & police custody, with @drlaylaskinns & @jometcalf2 🗓️on Weds 22/01/25 2.00-3.15pm (gmt). Details👇🏽
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Captive Arts retweeted
21 Nov 2024
Fantastic to both see art by @SteelDoorStudi1 full size - and hear him speak about his work and what art has meant to him during his time in prison. #captivearts #Warwick
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