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Students update the progress on their projects in this blog page. They will vary from individual reflections to group contributions.
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Final video

The good air Dave Baldock, Mariam Mann, Stefan Fratila, Liam Witham, Afiyha Saleem, Becky Horton

Final video

The good air Dave Baldock, Mariam Mann, Stefan Fratila, Liam Witham, Afiyha Saleem, Becky Horton

Birmingham Plan

There was a man with a plan His plan was put forth by command All the men drove and drove All along wishing to bestow But how were they to know Each brick was a blow Their seeds would not

Birmingham Plan

There was a man with a plan His plan was put forth by command All the men drove and drove All along wishing to bestow But how were they to know Each brick was a blow Their seeds would not

canal map copy

canal map copy

Under the Bridge

Heartbeat canal map After traveling along the Canals of Birmingham, we decided to focus on the feeling, forms, experiences under the bridges along it

Under the Bridge

Heartbeat canal map After traveling along the Canals of Birmingham, we decided to focus on the feeling, forms, experiences under the bridges along it

Marco’s journey

Map showing marco’s journey. Dave baldock, stefan fratila, mariam mann, liam witham

Marco’s journey

Map showing marco’s journey. Dave baldock, stefan fratila, mariam mann, liam witham

Heartbeat

I didn’t take my advice and I decided to take a walk along the canal at night in pitch darkness. I wanted to see how I would react to the perception of danger. The narrow towpath and the lack of

Heartbeat

I didn’t take my advice and I decided to take a walk along the canal at night in pitch darkness. I wanted to see how I would react to the perception of danger. The narrow towpath and the lack of

Canal Poem

That night the night sang My steps are slow and careful as my confidence trails behind, The hairs on my arms strengthen, as does the fear, the panic Does not enter my body but rather penetrates, poisons my mind, The

Canal Poem

That night the night sang My steps are slow and careful as my confidence trails behind, The hairs on my arms strengthen, as does the fear, the panic Does not enter my body but rather penetrates, poisons my mind, The

CAnal Filth

Exploring the canal has peeled away layers and layers of implicit learning. As a child, trips along the canal meant open countryside, hedges, near tow paths, colourful barges, quiet, canal boat trips and pub lunches in the school summer holidays.

CAnal Filth

Exploring the canal has peeled away layers and layers of implicit learning. As a child, trips along the canal meant open countryside, hedges, near tow paths, colourful barges, quiet, canal boat trips and pub lunches in the school summer holidays.

Canal Consciousness

Gender conscious journeys down the cut. To what extent are our canals safe spaces for different people of different ages and backgrounds? The canal leading from Curzon street south west is a deeply linear space with little permeability (or little

Canal Consciousness

Gender conscious journeys down the cut. To what extent are our canals safe spaces for different people of different ages and backgrounds? The canal leading from Curzon street south west is a deeply linear space with little permeability (or little

Nature within the canal

Dave Baldock, Mariam Mann, Stefan Fratila, Liam Witham, Afiyha Saleem, Becky Horton  

Nature within the canal

Dave Baldock, Mariam Mann, Stefan Fratila, Liam Witham, Afiyha Saleem, Becky Horton  

Pip Piper film making workshop

Free city- Pip piper workshop On a sunny afternoon we had an amazing opportunity to have a film workshop with pip piper. We learnt skills and put together a short film of how the canal sits within the city, taking

Pip Piper film making workshop

Free city- Pip piper workshop On a sunny afternoon we had an amazing opportunity to have a film workshop with pip piper. We learnt skills and put together a short film of how the canal sits within the city, taking

Storyboard

From this session we took extracts from the Marcovaldo text and created a story board     Dave Baldock, Mariam Mann, Stefan Fratila, Liam Witham, Afiyha Saleem, Becky Horton  

Storyboard

From this session we took extracts from the Marcovaldo text and created a story board     Dave Baldock, Mariam Mann, Stefan Fratila, Liam Witham, Afiyha Saleem, Becky Horton  

Poetry reading- Liz Berry

We had a session where we looked into bilingual poetry and read various glaswegian poems. Liz Berry who has wrote many poems about the black country did a reading of her poems. We all found this a very valuable experience and

Poetry reading- Liz Berry

We had a session where we looked into bilingual poetry and read various glaswegian poems. Liz Berry who has wrote many poems about the black country did a reading of her poems. We all found this a very valuable experience and

Brain storming

We brain stormed various ideas in order to structure our video the following diagrams shows the ideas and discussions from our session       Dave Baldock, Mariam Mann, Stefan Fratila, Liam Witham, Afiyha Saleem, Becky Horton

Brain storming

We brain stormed various ideas in order to structure our video the following diagrams shows the ideas and discussions from our session       Dave Baldock, Mariam Mann, Stefan Fratila, Liam Witham, Afiyha Saleem, Becky Horton