| Description | Interview with Professor Carol Tulloch, Professor of Dress, Diaspora and Transnationalism at Chelsea College of Art.
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Interview description:
Audio 1 [00:00] Carol Tulloch; Professor at Chelsea College of Art; part-time Visiting Tutor at London College of Communication (LCC) and Central Saint Martins (CSM) from 1998-2000; began full-time post as a Senior Research Fellow in 2003. [01:15] Completing a History of Design course in 1997 with Victoria & Albert Museum and Royal College of Art; postgraduate certificate in Education; courses taught on at CSM and LCC; early experience of teaching and working at other institutions. [03:51] Background before becoming a Visiting Tutor; trained as a secretary, worked in the City; studied Fashion Design at Ravensbourne College of Art and Epsom College of Art. [06:30] Impressions of London art colleges; selecting Ravensbourne to study. [08:32] Coming to the London Institute; using music, objects and archival material in teaching; confidence of students, difference in confidence of overseas students; supporting students and setting up ‘work in progress’ sessions. [14:15] Residual separate feeling of Central School and Saint Martins, confusion over operational arrangement; moving to Chelsea, joining the Research Centre for Transnational Art, Identity and Nation (TrAIN); importance of dress as a subject, and how it can be used in academic study. [21:03] Discussion of recent and current research studies, publications and exhibitions; Chelsea site move from Manresa Road to John Islip Street around 2005; ethos and environment of Chelsea. [26:20] Push for diversity in the museum sector, already present at Chelsea through the students; positives of the college being on one site, meeting people; initiative at UAL to address issues around diversity; applying diverse resources to teaching. [31:45] Debates around academic practice; collaborative working; working on the Street Style exhibition at V&A in 1994-1995. [40:52] How being practice-based affects academic work; using archival material in work; working between roles at the V&A and UAL; mentoring. [46:14] How forming of CCW affected work and students; collaborative working across CCW and UAL, knowledge sharing. [49:45] The London Institute gaining university status; UAL logo; work as an external examiner. [54:09] Current roles as Professor of Dress, Diaspora and Transnationalism, and Chelsea V&A Fellow; current projects and work; Rock Against Racism (RAR) exhibition, Photographs by Syd Shelton. [01:04:19] Role as curator; curatorial practice across UAL; RAR exhibition, profile and renewed interest. [01:18:15] UAL as an institution open to challenging narratives; Sonia Boyce, chair in Black Art and Design at CCW; importance of research practice. [01:21:20] |