All Outputs (49)

Film4Gender (2019)
Digital Artefact
MacLeod, K., Crook, T., Sar, L., Ryan, J., & Boodoosingh, R. (2019). Film4Gender. [Digital video]

Films made by Pacific Filmmakers, members of Pacific Community Filmmaking consortium. Executive produced by Dr. Kirsten MacLeod. These films, made with the communities they represent, tackle gender based violence and the impact of the covid pandemic... Read More about Film4Gender.

The past in the present: constructions of community through participatory and collaborative documentary production (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MacLeod, K., & Scott, A. (2019, January). The past in the present: constructions of community through participatory and collaborative documentary production. Paper presented at Meccsa Practice Research Network Annual Conference 2019, University of Stirli

This paper will examine ways in which processes of documenting the past in community-based media are informed by the present. Through collaborative and participatory approaches to production which validate local knowledge and experience, individuals... Read More about The past in the present: constructions of community through participatory and collaborative documentary production.

Documentary Practice as Research Methodology (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MacLeod, K. (2018, June). Documentary Practice as Research Methodology. Paper presented at Meccsa Practice as Research Network Symposium, University of Lincoln

This paper proposes documentary filmmaking as creative practice and as a methodological approach to research. This is relevant to the specific research contexts in which documentary production is situated, as well as to a broader critique of the vali... Read More about Documentary Practice as Research Methodology.

Community Media Practice: Filming local knowledge past and present (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MacLeod, K. (2017, November). Community Media Practice: Filming local knowledge past and present. Paper presented at Centre for Film Studies, University of St. Andrews

Seminar presentation at Centre for Film Studies, University of St. Andrews (1/11/17). "Community Media Practice: Filming local knowledge past and present". Presentation of interim research on Asylum Armada research project alongside previous Govan an... Read More about Community Media Practice: Filming local knowledge past and present.

Practice led Research Methodologies (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Macleod, K. (2017, March). Practice led Research Methodologies. Paper presented at School of Arts & Creative industries Research Seminar, Edinburgh Napier University

The research question and methodology that I will talk about today sit around a project I’m currently developing, known as Asylum Armada Documentary & Research project, based around local knowledge of the events of the Spanish Armada’s escape from En... Read More about Practice led Research Methodologies.

Event: Women Working in Film & Television (2017)
Other
Macleod, K. (2017). Event: Women Working in Film & Television. Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh

Annual Networking and panel events to enhance gender diversity and promote women’s careers in film & Television. Held on International Women’s Day in School of Arts & Creative Industries, Edinburgh Napier.

Havana Glasgow Film Festival - Screening and discussion of "the Govan Banners" (12/11/2016) (2016)
Exhibition / Performance
Macleod, K. Havana Glasgow Film Festival - Screening and discussion of "the Govan Banners" (12/11/2016). Exhibited at Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow. 12 November 2016 - 12 November 2016. (Unpublished)

Havana Glasgow Film Festival - Screening and discussion of "the Govan Banners" (12/11/2016). "The Govan Banners" (2010) which I produced and directed with Plantation Productions charts a group of Seniors researching the history of banners found in... Read More about Havana Glasgow Film Festival - Screening and discussion of "the Govan Banners" (12/11/2016).

Participatory filmmaking as documentary practice (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Macleod, K. (2016, November). Participatory filmmaking as documentary practice. Paper presented at Challenging Media Landscapes Conference, University of Salford, University of Salford

This paper will examine participatory approaches to filmmaking, drawing on the author’s practice and research in community based, participatory documentary production in the Govan area of Glasgow. The paper examines the strengths and contexts of comm... Read More about Participatory filmmaking as documentary practice.

With a Song in your Heart (2016)
Exhibition / Performance
Macleod, K. With a Song in your Heart. Exhibited at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow. 11 November 2016 - 11 November 2016. (Unpublished)

Community based documentary film produced with Plantation Productions and National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive. The film combines performances of the The Govan Allsorts community choir with their memories of childhood, drawing on NLSMIA... Read More about With a Song in your Heart.

Asylum Armada - Knowledge, Practice & Community Engagement in Participatory Documentary Practice (2016)
Journal Article
Macleod, K. (2016). Asylum Armada - Knowledge, Practice & Community Engagement in Participatory Documentary Practice. Edinburgh Napier University Teaching Fellows Journal, Autumn 2016, 16

“Asylum Armada - Knowledge, Practice & Community Engagement in Participatory Documentary Practice ” frames the preliminary research phase of a participatory practice-led research and documentary film project exploring the legacy of Spanish Armada shi... Read More about Asylum Armada - Knowledge, Practice & Community Engagement in Participatory Documentary Practice.

Screening: With A Song in your Heart at Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival by Cinemor (2016)
Exhibition / Performance
Macleod, K. Screening: With A Song in your Heart at Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival by Cinemor. Exhibited at Doune, Scoltand. 20 August 2016 - 20 August 2016. (Unpublished)

Screening of participatory documentary film, "With A Song in your Heart" at Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival. Screened by Cinemor in the Pictyurt. The film was a co-production between Plantation Productions, Govan and The National Library of Scotla... Read More about Screening: With A Song in your Heart at Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival by Cinemor.

Reflections on Students’ Experiences of Practical Group Projects in Media Production Education (2016)
Book Chapter
Macleod, K. (2016). Reflections on Students’ Experiences of Practical Group Projects in Media Production Education. In Innovations in Learning and Teaching (91-106). Edinburgh: Merchiston Publishing

This chapter evaluates students' experiences of group work in media production education and investigates strategies for effective teaching and learning in that context. Working in groups can be challenging for students and for tutors supervising the... Read More about Reflections on Students’ Experiences of Practical Group Projects in Media Production Education.

'Naw, Naw, Aye - Activism and Alternative Media in the 2014 Scottish Referendum' (2016)
Book Chapter
Macleod, K. (2016). 'Naw, Naw, Aye - Activism and Alternative Media in the 2014 Scottish Referendum'. In S. Price, & R. Sanz Sabido (Eds.), Sites of Protest. Rowman & Littlefield

No abstract available.

Regenerating Govan Through Film: screening & discussion at Pearce Instute, Govan during Radical Film Festival, 2016. (2016)
Exhibition / Performance
Macleod, K. Regenerating Govan Through Film: screening & discussion at Pearce Instute, Govan during Radical Film Festival, 2016. Exhibited at Govan, Glasgow. 2 May 2016 - 2 May 2016. (Unpublished)

Regenerating Govan Through Film: screening at Pearce Institute of films I have produced with Plantation Productions. This event was part of the 2016 Radical Film Network Festival. Plantation Productions have been making films with, by and about t... Read More about Regenerating Govan Through Film: screening & discussion at Pearce Instute, Govan during Radical Film Festival, 2016..

Mediating community: practice and research in community media in Govan. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Macleod, K. (2016, January). Mediating community: practice and research in community media in Govan. Paper presented at Meccsa Annual Conference, 2016, Christchurch University, Canterbury., Christchurch University, Canterbury

This paper will discuss the author’s ongoing practice and research in participatory community based media in the Govan area of Glasgow. It explores the methodological, ethical and personal issues associated with practice and research in communities a... Read More about Mediating community: practice and research in community media in Govan..

You play your part & with a song in your heart screened and followed by audience discussion at the only way is ethics festival, Glasgow. (2015)
Exhibition / Performance
Macleod, K. You play your part & with a song in your heart screened and followed by audience discussion at the only way is ethics festival, Glasgow. Exhibited at The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow. 30 November 2015 - 1 December 2015. (Unpublished)

Film Screenings & Audience discussion: The Only Way is Ethics Festival, Glasgow. - You Play Your Part & With a Song in Your Heart (produced & directed by me, with Plantation Productions) 30/11/15.- The Govan Banners (as above) 1/12/15.

You Play Your Part – Older Women on Screen and in Production (2015)
Book Chapter
Macleod, K. (2015). You Play Your Part – Older Women on Screen and in Production. In E. Thorsen, H. Savigny, D. Jackson, & J. Alexander (Eds.), Media, Margins And Popular Culture (28-40). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137512819_3

This chapter draws on the author’s practice-led research in community-based media to explore how participatory production techniques and strategies create opportunities to increase older women’s visibility on screen and in production. Through examini... Read More about You Play Your Part – Older Women on Screen and in Production.

Film, “With a Song in your Heart". (2015)
Digital Artefact
Macleod, K. (2015). Film, “With a Song in your Heart"

Community Media Short Film: With a Song in your Heart – Participatory community based video production, 2015. (Director). A film that combines performance and memories of childhood. Filmed with the Govan Allsorts Choir. In association with Planta... Read More about Film, “With a Song in your Heart"..

I film therefore I am: process and participation, networks and knowledge – examples from Scottish community media projects. (2015)
Book Chapter
Macleod, K. (2015). I film therefore I am: process and participation, networks and knowledge – examples from Scottish community media projects. In Routledge Companion to Alternative and Community Media, 505-516. Routledge

This chapter examines community media projects in Scotland as social processes that nurture knowledge through participation in production. A visual and media anthropology framework (Ginsburg, 2005) with an emphasis on the social context of media prod... Read More about I film therefore I am: process and participation, networks and knowledge – examples from Scottish community media projects..

You play your part - joint screening of film alongside Red Skirts of Clydeside at Pearce Institute, Govan. (2015)
Exhibition / Performance
Macleod, K. You play your part - joint screening of film alongside Red Skirts of Clydeside at Pearce Institute, Govan. Exhibited at Pearce Institute, Govan, Glasgow, UK. 4 June 2015 - 4 June 2015. (Unpublished)

You Play Your Part - Joint screening of mydocumentary film alongside Red Skirts of Clydeside at Pearce Institute, Govan. Screening and public discussion of impact of the films and the events portrayed in them. In association Document Film Festival an... Read More about You play your part - joint screening of film alongside Red Skirts of Clydeside at Pearce Institute, Govan..