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The Radical Methodologies (RaM) Research and Enterprise Group explores counter-conventional approaches to research and practice across varied contexts and disciplines. The group’s activities support the development of epistemologically sensitive approaches to situations characterised by complexity, conflicting values, and uncertain boundaries.
Given the systemic complexity of contemporary challenges, questions of methodology are increasingly important. Yet, there remains a tendency to reduce methodological considerations to processes of selection between known methods and techniques. The work of RaM looks to question the roots of methodological assumptions (hence radical – from the Latin radix, or root) and to promote exchange between discourses that tend to get separated out by institutional, disciplinary and departmental structures.
RaM hosts regular events, facilitating the exchange of methodological insight amongst researchers and practitioners and maintaining a strong and active connection to the university’s doctoral postgraduate taught community. Members of the group sustain and develop collaborative partnerships with individuals and organisations externally. Current focuses include feminisms, radical pedagogies, cybernetics, radical constructivism, design activism, meta-design, radical positions in ethics, design research and the philosophy of science, and trans- and post-disciplinary perspectives.
Image credit: Sally Sutherland 2020
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Profiles
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Tom Ainsworth
- School of Arch, Tech and Eng - Subject Lead Architecture and Design, Principal Lecturer
- Centre for Arts and Wellbeing
- Experimental Design Practices Research and Enterprise Group
- Radical Methodologies (RaM) Research and Enterprise Group
- Centre for Design History
Person: Academic
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Katy Beinart
- School of Arch, Tech and Eng - Senior Lecturer
- Centre for Arts and Wellbeing
- Experimental Design Practices Research and Enterprise Group
- Radical Methodologies (RaM) Research and Enterprise Group
- Centre for Memory, Narrative and Histories
- Centre for Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics
Person: Academic
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Community Engagement Research Partnerships Learning: Programme Scoping
Johnson, H. & Fox, N.
22/04/22 → 25/11/22
Project: Research Councils / Government Depts.
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Art and Design Manifesto for Making and Feeding Futures: at Hastings Contemporary
Sutherland, S., 11 Mar 2023Research output: Non-textual output › Artefact
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Art and Design School Manifesto for Making and Feeding Futures
Sutherland, S., 2023Research output: Non-textual output › Artefact
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Architectural roots of ecological crisis
Sweeting, B., 30 Sep 2022, Proceedings of Relating Systems Thinking and Design (RSD11) Symposium. Systemic Design Association, 25 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Conference contribution with ISSN or ISBN › peer-review
Open AccessFile
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'Infant Feeding and baby making in Arts and Design education, research and practice'
Sally Sutherland (Presenter), Ruby Gamman Wragg (Presenter) & Jasmijn Toffano (Presenter)
14 Mar 2023Activity: External talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Design Studies (Journal)
Ben Sweeting (Reviewer)
Jan 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication Peer-review
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The Radical Methodologies Research Group and Post Rational Modes of Design
Sally Sutherland (Presenter)
Dec 2022Activity: External talk or presentation › Invited talk