thinkingblueskyagain

Blue Sky Thinking, a chapter in Alternative Worlds, a collection of essays edited by Dr R Vidal and Dr Ingo Cornils, Peter Lang 2014
Blue Sky Thinking, an extract in The Arts Catalyst Reader Vol 1, December 2014, download here.
Destroyed Sky, a talk given at ‘Destroy’, a trans-disciplinary event, East London, April 2012
Blue Sky Thinking, a paper given at ‘Heavenly Discourses: Myth, Astronomy, Culture’, a conference hosted by University of Bristol, October 2011
A Science Fiction of the Present, a paper given as part of ‘Out of this World Science Fiction Study Day’ at the British Library, September 2011
A Science Fiction of the Present, a talk given as part of ‘Alternative Worlds’, Seminar in Visual Culture, Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies, April 2011
A Future Memory: speculative Science Fiction, a paper given at ‘Transcultural Memory’, a conference hosted by University of London, February 2010
Thinking Blue Sky, a talk given at the digital studio’s ‘Thursday Club’, Goldsmiths, November 2007
Blue Cargo, a short film contributed to Multiplicity's Border Devices at the Venice Biennial 2003
Sky Dwelling, a lecture at the Technical University, Berlin 2002


HOME THINKING BLUE SKY SKIES ABOUT REFERENCES	ABOUT The texts published here are drawn from, and intended as an introduction to a larger research project by Rachel Steward. The broad aim of the research is to test out and thus challenge conventional readings of the aesthetics of the blue sky. Since its inception in 2000 Thinking Blue Sky has been presented and published in a range of different formats including: Blue Sky Thinking, a chapter in Alternative Worlds, a collection of essays edited by Dr R Vidal and Dr Ingo Cornils, Peter Lang 2014 Blue Sky Thinking, an extract in The Arts Catalyst Reader Vol 1, December 2014, download here. Destroyed Sky, a talk given at ‘Destroy’, a trans-disciplinary event, East London, April 2012 Blue Sky Thinking, a paper given at ‘Heavenly Discourses: Myth, Astronomy, Culture’, a conference hosted by University of Bristol, October 2011 A Science Fiction of the Present, a paper given as part of ‘Out of this World Science Fiction Study Day’ at the British Library, September 2011 A Science Fiction of the Present, a talk given as part of ‘Alternative Worlds’, Seminar in Visual Culture, Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies, April 2011 A Future Memory: speculative Science Fiction, a paper given at ‘Transcultural Memory’, a conference hosted by University of London, February 2010 Thinking Blue Sky, a talk given at the digital studio’s ‘Thursday Club’, Goldsmiths, November 2007 Blue Cargo, a short film contributed to Multiplicity's Border Devices at the Venice Biennial 2003 Sky Dwelling, a lecture at the Technical University, Berlin 2002 Rachel Steward is a visual cultures scholar. She has worked as a visiting lecturer, a curator and founding editor of an experimental arts magazine - ENGAGED. Further info: www.rachelsteward.co.uk Contact: thinkingbluesky@yahoo.com	Image: Vik Muniz from the series 'Clouds' (2001)