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MEd, PgCert, PhD
Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- alejandra.rodriguez@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture
Biography
Alejandra Rodríguez-Remedi trained as a teacher and educational researcher at the University of Concepción and went on to complete a PhD at Gray's School of Art. Her current research focuses on arts-based approaches to petroculture and the poetics of filmmaker Raúl Ruiz.
Qualifications
- PhD Arts2007 - The Robert Gordon University
- PgCert Research Methods2004 - The Robert Gordon University
- MEd Education2002 - Universidad de Concepción
- Licentiate (equivalent of BEd) Education1998 - Universidad de Concepción
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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George Washington Wilson Centre for Art and Visual Culture
LLMVC Cluster C
LLMVC Peer Support Research Group 4 (Environmental Group)
- External Memberships
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Reflecting Oil: Arts-Based Research on Oil Transitionings (2019-24)
New Social Art School (2005-10)
- Research
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Research Overview
- Arts-based approaches to petroculture.
- The poetics of filmmaker Raúl Ruiz.
- Film and exile.
- Film and dream.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Film and Visual Culture.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Film and Visual Culture
Accepting PhDsResearch Specialisms
- Film Studies
- Cinematics
- Cultural Studies
- Environmentalism
- Latin American Society and Culture Studies
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
Reflecting Oil: Arts-Based Research on Oil Transitionings (University of Applied Arts Vienna/Austrian Science Fund, 2019-24).
Creative Approaches to the Energy Crisis (University of Aberdeen, 2023-24).
Past Research
Curricular innovation and educational reform in Chile (Universidad de Concepción/FONDECYT, 1998-2002).
The arts as means of cultural integration: A Chilean case study (The Robert Gordon University/ORS, 2002-2007).
Reflecting Oil Colloquium opening event
Welcome, performance, keynote and panel discussion (University of Applied Arts Vienna, 9 June 2022).
Knowledge Exchange
Q&A Masterclass with Mania Akbari (GWW Centre/Aberdeen City Council, 10 February 2020).
Reflecting Oil Colloquium panel discussion (University of Applied Arts Vienna/Austrian Science Fund, 9 June 2022).
Host a Film Screening Night! (NESCAN Hub, April 2024).
Creative Approaches to the Energy Crisis interdisciplinary workshop (Aberdeen Grants Academy, 10-11 June 2024)
Funding and Grants
- Premio Universidad de Concepción, 1998.
- Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme (ORS) scholarship, 2002.
- Robert Gordon University Research Development Initiative (RDI) studentship, 2002.
- Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS) postgraduate conference bursary, 2004.
- Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS) postgraduate travel grant, 2004.
- Gray's Aberdeen Visual Artists Award (GAVAA), 2008.
- Austrian Science Fund's Programme for Arts-Based Research (PEEK), 2018.
- Internal Funding to Pump-Prime Research and Research Networks, 2023.
- Teaching
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Courses
Teaching Responsibilities
Courses taught previously:
- FS40JA - The Shoot: Filming Drama (2009)
- FS5008 - Documentary and Visual Practice 1 (2009)
- FS2506/FS2507 - Cinema and Revolution/Visualising Revolution (2015-21 & 2023 as course coordinator)
- FS2003/FS2007 - Cinema and Modernity/Visualising Modernity (2015-20, & 2021-2 as course coordinator)
- FS30/40GG - Trapped on Film: The Hero and the Captivity Narrative (2018, & 2019 as course coordinator)
- FS35/45FD - Cinematic Cities (2019-21)
- FS5902 - Dissertation in Film and Visual Culture (2019-20 & 2023)
- FS5022 - Research Methods in Film and Visual Culture (2019 & 2021-2)
- FS1508 - Introduction to Film and the Cinematic Experience (2020-3)
- FS35/4509 - Film and Dream (2020 as course coordinator)
- FS4002/FS4506 - Dissertation in Film and Visual Culture (2020-3)
- FS5527 - Projects in Film and Visual Culture (2020 & 2023)
- EL5914 - Dissertation in Cultural and Creative Communication (2020-1)
Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
- Translation support and tutorial assistance for Prof. Raúl Ruiz (2007-9)
- Seminar tutor, FS35IB - On Documentary: history, theory and practice (3 March 2015)
- Undergraduate Open Day (5 October 2019)
- Moderation, FS30/40GB - Panoptic Digital Culture (2019)
- Moderation, FS35/45ZF - Images Adequate to Our Predicament: Art for the Anthropocene (2020)
- Video caption editor, FS2007, FS2507, FS35/45FD and FS5022 (2021)
- Moderation, FS5032 - Work-Based Placement in FVC (2022)
- PGT (2023) and UG (2023-4) personal tutor
- Offer Holder Day (26 April 2023)
- Internal Teaching Review (ITR) Pedagogic Partnership session (10 November 2023)
- Jan Komasa masterclass and Corpus Christi screening (1 March 2024)
- Naomi Holwill screening, workshop and Q&A (29 March 2024)
- Publications
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'Chile Denunciation and Annunciation' (2003), 'River Scene' (2003), 'From Outside' (2005) and 'Returning' (2007)
Non-textual Forms: Digital or Visual ProductsCofralandes: a multidimensional space for Chilean identity
Contributions to Conferences: PapersAberdeen street life and New Social Art School: Conversations with Bob Steadman and Eva Merz
Get a Fucking Job: The Truth About Begging. Merz, E., Steadman, B. (eds.). New Social Art School, pp. 70-79, 10 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersCultural expression as aesthetic identity
Contributions to Conferences: PapersArt as a means of constructing Latin American realities
Contributions to Conferences: Other ContributionsIntegrating knowledge in Chilean vocational education
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsHacia una visión multidimensional de la formación Técnico-Profesional
Revista Enfoques Educacionales, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 87-111Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.5354/0717-3229.2002.49049
Integración de saberes en la educación media técnico-profesional
Revista Paradigma, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 111-149Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIntegración de saberes en la educación media técnico-profesional
Ethos Educativo, vol. 26, pp. 54-81Contributions to Journals: Articles