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Research Expertise
Dr Siún Carden is part of the Centre for Island Creativity and the Creative Communities department of Shetland UHI. She teaches on UHI's MA Art and Social Practice and supervises MRes and PhD students in Creative Practice.
Her current research interests include islands, the anthropology of art and craft, participatory arts-based research, rural creative economies and textile making. Example projects include ‘Home and Belonging’ (2019-2022, Life Changes Trust), a 3-year arts-based project in partnership with Who Cares? Scotland and the #ShetlandCrew of care experienced young people, which used creative writing, film making, verbatim theatre, Minecraft and light projection; ‘The Social and Cultural Capital of Island Communities: Exploring Mechanisms to Inform the UHI Islands 2020 Strategy’ (2022); and ‘Micro-manufacturing and place-based maker cultures: textile production and skill transmission in Shetland and the west of Ireland’ (2028-19, Carnegie Trust Research Incentive Grant).
Carden won a New Writers Award for poetry from The Scottish Book Trust in 2024. Her poems have been published in Irish Pages, The North, The Interpreters House, Magma, The Tangerine, Northwords Now and The New Shetlander. Her poetry pamphlet Tract was published by The Well Review in 2023.
Experiencia relacionada con los ODS de las Naciones Unidas
En 2015, los estados miembros de las Naciones Unidas acordaron 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) para erradicar la pobreza, proteger el planeta y garantizar la prosperidad para todos. El trabajo de esta persona contribuye al logro de los siguientes ODS:
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Quality education
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Decent work and economic growth
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Industry innovation and infrastructure
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Sustainable cities and communities
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Responsible consumption and production
Huella digital
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Colaboraciones y áreas de investigación principales de los últimos cinco años
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Northern Connections - Engaging young people in rural Arctic societies in building sustainability across borders
Permar, R. (CoI), Sørmo, W. (PI), Gårdvik, M. (CoI), Stoll, K. (CoI), Manninen, A. (CoI) & Carden, S. (CoI)
1/09/25 → 31/08/27
Proyecto
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The Social and Cultural Capital of Island Communities: Exploring Mechanisms to Inform the UHI Islands 2020 Strategy
Lind, A. (CoI), Jennings, A. (PI), Caimbeul, I. (PI), Carden, S. (PI), Macaulay, B. (CoI), Davidson, M. (CoI), Lee, D. (CoI) & Rennell, R. (CoI)
7/01/22 → 16/12/22
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The Knab Lerwick, Creative Strategic Framework
Innes, M., Permar, R. & Carden, S., 1 oct 2025, 108 p.Producción científica: Commissioned report
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When the makkin’s mostly in the sprettin: unravelling form in words and wool
Carden, S., 4 jun 2025. 5 p.Producción científica: Paper
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Mapping our Landscapes of Practice: Visualizing Situated Learning for Social Art Practitioners
Carden, S., 15 nov 2024, Mapping the new genre Arctic art education. Jokela, T., Manninen, A. & Berliner, P. (eds.). Rovaniemi: University of Lapland, p. 142-146 4 p.Producción científica: Chapter
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Titanic Cruise and Coordinated Universal Time
Carden, S., 2024, EdinburghProducción científica: Other contribution
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Islandness, nations and ‘peerie places': Shetland and Ireland as archipelagic neighbours
Carden, S., 18 sept 2023, (Submitted) En: Irish Journal of Anthropology . 17 p.Producción científica: Article › revisión exhaustiva
Premios
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New Writers Award (poetry)
Carden, S. (Recipient), 21 feb 2024
Premio: Prize (including medals and awards)
Actividades
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Shift and Change
Carden, S. (Member of programme committee) & Permar, R. (Member of programme committee)
30 jun 2025Actividad: Organising a conference
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Highlands & Islands
Permar, R. (Invited speaker), Carden, S. (Invited speaker), Naismith , N. (Invited speaker) & Marxt Lewis, M. (Invited speaker)
27 feb 2024Actividad: Invited talk
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The Croft Cosy Project, Shetland 1992-1995
Permar, R. (Speaker) & Carden, S. (Speaker)
18 sept 2023Actividad: Oral presentation
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Immersive Scotland Workshop #3
Permar, R. (Organiser), Steed, J. (Organiser) & Carden, S. (Organiser)
29 abr 2022Actividad: Organising a conference
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Membership Secretary
Carden, S. (Member)
2012 → 2016Actividad: Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
Prensa/Medios de comunicación
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Fashion History Lesson: Fisherman Sweaters
8/05/24
1 elemento de Cobertura del medio de comunicación
Prensa/medios de comunicación: Research
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BBC Radio Shetland Book Programme: Take A Walk In My Shoes
17/02/22
1 Contribución del medio de comunicación
Prensa/medios de comunicación: Research
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Book Review: Hackerspaces: Making the Maker Movement by Sarah R. Davies
14/07/17
1 Contribución del medio de comunicación
Prensa/medios de comunicación: Research