Ms Clare Neylon
| Biography | I am a lecturer and filmmaker originally from Ireland and have been working at the University of Salford for over 10 years. I am a creative and committed lecturer, working with students at all levels from undergraduate to PhD. I am passionate about education and particularly about inspiring and enabling students to achieve their best work in an inclusive and supportive environment. I believe that by pursuing my interdisciplinary research alongside my teaching and by sharing this work with students, I can provide a unique and engaging experience for them. I have been an elected member of the University of Salford senate and sat on Programme Approval and Review panels for the university. I am currently deputy chair for taught ethics at the School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology and focus group lead for the AthenaSwan self assessment team for the school. |
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| Research Interests | My main research interest is in creating Practice-as-Research projects in performance and film that focus on methodologies of co-creation and the intersection of history and the present day. I am particularly interested in the plays, performances and writing of the suffrage era, exploring how they can be utilised and adapted for contemporary performance. I am also interested in developing and documenting collaborative and inclusive methods of writing and production for film and performance. My practical research always incorporates interdisciplinarity through working with students on these projects, I can provide an opportunity to enhance their skills and experience professional working environments. I have contributed two recent entries in the Palgrave Encyclopaedia of Victorian Women Writers, focusing on suffrage journalists at the turn of the century and am currently developing a PaR project exploring a filmmaking methodology based around co-creation and democratic creative practice. |
| Teaching and Learning | I have been a programme leader on three degrees at Salford, BA Media and Performance, MA TV and Radio Scriptwriting and MA Screen Acting, which I also wrote and developed. My current teaching includes: Level 5 module Performance Studies Level 6 modules Documentary to Mockumentary, Creative Techniques in Video Drama Production and Video Drama Project Level 7 modules Digital Collaboration Project, Media Performance: Art and Industry and Final Research Project I have also Directed major project module Video Project (Level 5) and supervised Video Drama Project (Level 6). These modules introduce students to major filmmaking projects through professional simulations. |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |