myblog | Matthew Needham | Activity https://myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/members/12368109/activity/ Activity feed for Matthew Needham. Mon, 11 May 2026 01:13:33 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=12.2.0 en-GB 30 hourly 2 32003b1eeb67814efd90262843d041fc Matthew Needham posted a new activity comment https://joelpgcert.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/2023/06/09/post-7-race/#comment-10 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 12:22:55 +0000 Hey Joel, it’s interesting to read about your thoughts on Hahn Tapper’s theory around positionally. You mentioned about creating a padlet or other reflective space for students to consider there positionality and how this plays a part in their development of the art and design brief. It would interesting to know if you’ve thought about also parta…Read more

In reply to - Joel Peter Ayo Simpson wrote a new post on the site Joel's PGCERT Blog I will reflect on the resources for this activity through a project that I’m in the process of planning for next academic year, where a g […] ]]> 9580612ad7f1b21758b41a4710e0ff5f Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=161 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 08:20:38 +0000 Matthew_Needham_ARP_Final_Presentation_31_01_2024-2-1Download

]]> 0 7da54274c790ef4774009318d58173df Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=137 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 18:54:00 +0000 Undertaking this action research project has taught me that the difficulties of embedding social, racial and climate justice within teaching methods and curriculum have much to do with the problems many staff […]

]]> 0 137311cb185c3ed647f3e04eb7aa41ad Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=134 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:53:00 +0000 Ethics form – DONEParticipation Form – DONEInformation Sheet – DONEDraft activity plan/brief – DONEConduct Interviews – DONECapture Outputs – DONEContext – DONEPositionality – DONERationale – DONEResearch Met […]

]]> 0 dbd96e868d6373390672bbacee8ce297 Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=147 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 10:47:00 +0000 All Staff Members who took part in the interview process (data collection) has reviewed and signed the Participation form below.

Interviews were conducted with staff members from the fashion programme at […]

]]> 0 f9cd313cdfa9357fb881a1f5b0335c8d Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=160 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 09:40:00 +0000 When looking for theory to contribute to my Action Research Project, I came across the theory of Culturally Relevant Education or (CRE) by Brittany Aronson and Judson Laughter. I resonated with their 4-step […]

]]> 0 90b0766ff725799f579df9b324834429 Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=138 Sat, 27 Jan 2024 10:55:00 +0000 Ahmed, T. (2019) Anti-Fashion: using the sari to decolonise fashion. Modes of Criticism, Vol 4. Available at: https://www.academia.edu/41404957/Anti_Fashion_using_the_sari_to_decolonise_fashion (Accessed: 19 Dec […]

]]> 0 ec7b933d104fc781311e4d2ed8a88f82 Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=135 Thu, 25 Jan 2024 17:53:00 +0000 Ethics Form

After Submitting my Ethics Form, I received some feedback from John:

“Good question and also big question! Researchers can often get stuck when their initial question is large-scale. It can be […]

]]> 0 c32ed8ead215c3b8b26429ed9c7c8f48 Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=149 Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:36:00 +0000 After realising that I had collected far too much data, I decided to review all of the interview response data I had collected and began to analyse them through thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006). By […]

]]> 0 960da784a3b97f9668dada842544e629 Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=142 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 10:25:00 +0000 As a practitioner, my industry experience in upcycling, sustainable fashion design and campaigning is instrumental in my teaching style and approach. Since graduating from the BA Fashion: Womenswear course at […]

]]> 0 6d4b8a7809c4d94c2e2322691f3d96e6 Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=132 Mon, 22 Jan 2024 15:51:00 +0000 Quantitive

Analyse staff interviewee demographics, with reference to UAL data and interview response data, through graphs and charts. 

Qualitative

To assess staff interviews through thematic analysis, […]

]]> 0 02f9bfaa7c0320b790f92c2e93631594 Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=133 Sun, 21 Jan 2024 15:52:00 +0000 With a shift in the zeitgeist leading academic institutions to question how climate, racial and social justice is embedded within design pedagogy, I am interested in understanding, as a department, where our […]

]]> 0 5f8907fc228ea2b52d17ce83c92f4978 Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=139 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:35:00 +0000 This study is part of my research on the PgCert Academic Practice in Art, Design and Communication at UAL.

I am conducting an enquiry into whether climate, racial and social justice can be taught to students […]

]]> 0 dff6c39fbff14200c6589f002445d60c Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=126 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:00:08 +0000 “Support is a type of relationship between people, objects, social forms, and political structures, in the same way that participation, or conflict, are other forms of relations; each proposes a specific mode of […]

]]> 0 8fb9010ebed03e4d2140ce0a024399ee Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=102 Wed, 02 Aug 2023 18:14:08 +0000 Reflecting on the UAL Disability Service Webpage. 

I found UAL’s claims about embedding Inclusive Practices on the UAL webpage intriguing, especially in how they provide accessible tools and resources for […]

]]> 0 d80134e1753e509f0b33a24ad6ffe919 Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=100 Wed, 02 Aug 2023 18:03:35 +0000 The #DisabilityTooWhite campaign, created by Vilissa Thompson, has prompted me to consider the intricate intersections of disabled, marginalised individuals of colour. This systemic lack of representation […]

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]]> 0 f0ca03183ddbbe5f2d6f71406bb012c2 Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=87 Tue, 01 Aug 2023 14:06:42 +0000 ‘Creed’ (2016) The Reith Lectures, BBC, Radio 4.

What first came to mind when listening to philosopher and cultural theorist Professor Kwame Anthony Appiah’s Reith lecture on Creed is that it is delivered […]

]]> 0 35f9bee1b84f66008fcd36a077851db6 Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=81 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 22:56:19 +0000 After watching the film about Christine Sun Kim’s work and practice, it’s fascinating to understand how she integrates her personal experience into her work and uses her disability at the centre of her processes. […]

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The three headings I chose to look at were:

‘Multiculturalism’ written by Professor Tariq Modood’The ‘vaguely Christian’ UK’ written by Professor […]

]]> 0 ebb2ae6ef5fb405e7ce64e80085934aa Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=78 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 21:47:44 +0000 I was drawn to this article because it resonates with my artistic practice. I often explore the value of everyday objects and our connection to them; a theme evident in my recent 2022 exhibition at the Sarabande […]

]]> 0 bfce9f8e01fe44e727ab0f4d3f0b0574 Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=77 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 20:04:46 +0000 When reading this interview article with a Senior Academic at UAL, conducted in 2018, I couldn’t help but envision certain colleagues I have encountered as the anonymous academic being interviewed. Little […]

]]> 0 0b1c7fb284bcf21d4dcbbcb44f84032f Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=75 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 19:16:38 +0000 After delving deeper into Shades of Noir’s resources through this Inclusive Practices Unit, I’ve discovered the wealth of information they offer academics and professionals to decolonise and educate their […]

]]> 0 3c7822af2bd8509efe939aba34995b0b Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=70 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:55:18 +0000 In the UCU “Whiteness Unconscious Bias” video, Josephine Kwahli describes her experiences and definition of “unconscious” bias. She questions how the persistent racism and biases experienced, despite countless […]

]]> 0 e7bec145b53264400f34b1ea2cc9b879 Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=52 Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:35:26 +0000 This PGCert session that took place at LCC on 22nd February, was a particularly memorable session for me so far.

The session focused on the values and ethics of teaching, relating to the Climate and Social […]

]]> 0 6417cebae32a3d65552a99753abf9abf Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=50 Thu, 23 Mar 2023 12:00:27 +0000 The global fashion industry is undergoing a significant shift, and the way that we interact with it is changing. For centuries, we have industrialised the earth’s resources and presented fashion through a w […]

]]> 0 78d4bb9563016b5ffdd9fd200ed75ecc Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=46 Wed, 01 Mar 2023 12:58:56 +0000 Response: 01/03/2023 I completely agree with you in terms of seeking validation in achieving a high grade can ultimately fight against the freedom and immersion of self-discovery of your own creative practice. […]

]]> 0 63a7ed6a2345ef8b7dcbafad0c85d022 Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=33 Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:08:35 +0000 Ahead of the microteaching session, Lindsay suggested that we look into OBL (Object-Based Learning) theory.

Pre-session: I am looking forward to the microteach today. Writing new and re-writing existing briefs […]

]]> 0 5d3cf49368f4f8dda1e18370ed56a2b8 Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=32 Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:02:41 +0000 So far, I have found it challenging to find the balance between multiple work loads and schedules. The PGCert has so far, provided a great platform and space for me to assess my working practice with that of […]

]]> 0 a24904a19d50c7dcf15c1a42e37f7e81 Matthew Needham wrote a new post on the site M Needham PG Cert Blog https://needham.myblog-staging.arts.ac.uk/?p=1 Mon, 09 Jan 2023 15:03:00 +0000 Hello, I am Matthew Needham, the Sustainability Lecturer for Fashion Design at Central Saint Martins School of Art & Design, London. My role is programme-wide and I teach across all BA, MA and Graduate Diploma […]

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