Dr Charity Marsh
Research Philosophy & Practice
I am both a scholar and an artist, and these roles are embedded deeply within how I design and contemplate my programs of research. As a popular music scholar, an interdisciplinary media artist, and a musician, my theoretical and methodological frameworks are drawn from multiple disciplines which enables me to think, create, write, play, and make in and outside the boxes of the academy. I enjoy the messy, spontaneous moments of research as I find these are the most conducive to connection, exploration, engagement, performance, and play.
From the perspective of a community-based researcher, I am always looking to find meaningful ways to give back to the communities within which I work. This often comes first and foremost from what the communities and people I am working with need or want from the research partnership; what makes the most sense to and for them. As an academic who crosses the lines of being both a scholar and a maker, I find more platforms for various kinds of dissemination and engagement and giving back.
In this section my research is categorized as follows:
Current Research
Humanities Research Institute
End of and Era: A Celebration! - the documentation of the end of my CRC celebration
IMP Labs - which contains multiple research projects
Publications - edited collection, scholarly articles, book chapters, magazine articles, interviews
Documentaries - 4 documentary projects, including the multi-award winning We're Gonna Play Loud
Media Arts - multiple projects (encompassing audio, video, sound composition, etc.)
Performance Collaborations - Sunset Embassy (Abrupt Dystopia), Scott Collegiate/ IMP Labs Performances, GRR showcases
Artist-in-Residencies and Curatorial Projects
Public Dissemination - keynotes, public talks, conferences, etc.
Post-Doctoral Fellows - the Fellows and their research
Current Research Projects
For more information on my research initiatives with the Humanities Research Institute go to humanitiesresearch.org
