Associate Professor Kaye Shumack
Associate Professor Kaye Shumack has a background in photography, visual design and media. She researches in the areas of visual language, genres and media representations, often working collaboratively in interdisciplinary research contexts. Her work deals broadly with the strategic and critical role of visual media within communication design. This includes issues such as: collaborative processes of 'making' as forms of design practice for teaching and research; the role of the situated self, difference, and cultural identity, in designing for public and private spheres; the value of design as a practice for visualising research findings. Recent research explores the usage of a range of visual mapping methods for exploration of human and non-human assemblages, networks and contexts. Projects using mapping include emotion mapping of local transport routes; the dynamic interactions that take place in community garden sites and the routes taken by dog walkers in a local park.
Associate Professor Shumack's current research projects include:
- Mapping of the site of Callan Park, Leichhardt, Sydney, to identify affective and temporal flows of local usage.
- Visualisation of qualitative data gathered about activities occurring in local community gardens as maps.
- Collaboration on a consultancy report for Parramatta City Council on local community gardens and the support systems that underpin them.
- Guest editor of a special issue on mapping and design Design Philosophy Papers.
- Co-Convenor of an interdisciplinary workshop titled 'Mapping Ecologies of Place:Local, Virtual, Digital and joint guest editor of a special issue on mapping of Global Media Journal (Australia).
- Director and co-producer of a Documentary about the 'Citizen's Parliament' which took place in Canberra, February 2009, as a national research initiative in collaboration with newDemocracy.
- Collaboration on diverCities: A Global Collaboration Space for the Intercultural Dialogue project. This web-based initiative explores the uses of visual story-telling as a design approach for researching inter-cultural dialogues.
Qualifications
PhD (Design), 2009, University of Canberra, Australia
MA Visual Arts (research), 1995, University of Sydney, Australia
Grad Dip Visual Arts, 1992, University of Sydney, Australia
Dip Fine Arts, 1989, National Art School, East Sydney, Australia
BA (English Literature, Anthropology and Government), 1975, University of Sydney, Australia
Selected Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
Shumack, K., Lopes, A., Shumack, K. and Mellick Lopes, A. (2012), '"Please ask us" conversation mapping as design research: social learning in a verge garden site', Design Philosophy Papers.Crabtree, L., Nold, C., Shumack, K. and Tuckwell, J. (2011), 'Transport mapping: emotional cartography, mobility and the body politics of place', Global Media Journal (Australia).
Shumack, K. 2010, 'The Conversational Self: Structured Reflection Using Journal Writings', Journal of Research Practice, 6(2).
Shumack, K. 2008, ‘Learning as Experience: A Model for Teaching the ‘Reflexive Exegesis’ for Communication Design Practice’, Art, Design and Communication in Higher Education Journal, 7(2): 59-72.
Glanville, R. and Shumack, K. 2007, ‘Conversations with the Self – Knowledge Creation for Designing’, Kybernetes Journal [Special Issue on Cybernetics and Design], 36(9-10): 1515-1528.
Selected Presentations
Shumack, K. 2010, 'Contradictions, Complexity and the 'Conversational Self' Design Research Methodology: 'Australian Citizens' Parliament' Documentary', Design Research Society (DRS) international conference: Design & Complexity, School of Industrial Design, Université de Montréal, Montreal (Quebec), Canada.
Shumack, K. 2009, 'The Conversational Self: An approach for using personal journals in design research', International Conference 2009 of the DRS Special Interest Group on Experiential Knowledge, London Metropolitan University, London, UK.
Shumack, K. 2008, ‘The Digital Cultural Atlas Project: Design Research and Cultural Narratives: An Experimental Approach for Design Education’, Proceedings of the 2008 Design Research Society Conference Sheffield, UK 16-19 July, Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.
Shumack, K. 2008, ‘Show Me the Way: Teaching Design Research Integrated with Professional Practice’, Australian Collaborative Education Network WACE Asia Pacific Conference, Sydney, Australia.
Shumack, K. 2007, ‘Teaching Design Research – Experimental Strategies’, ConnectED: International Conference on Design Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Shumack, K. 2007, ‘Designing Community Media – A Conversational Process’, OURMedia – NUESTROSMedios VI International Conference: Sustainable Futures: Roles & Challenges for Community, Alternative and Citizens’ Media in the 21st Century, Sydney, Australia.
Video / Exhibition
Shumack, K. 2010, Deliberation Nation, School of Communication Arts, University of Western Sydney. [Broadcast on Television Sydney].
Shumack, K. 2002, ‘Re-Identifications’, Public Lecture - Artists Talk Series, Sydney: Australian Centre for Photography.
Engagement
2006, Sci-High, A UWS Regional and Community Partnerships project, as a pilot community TV program for high schools.
2005, Naomi's Wonderground, A pilot community TV series with Lewers Bequest Gallery, Penrith, about contemporary artists and their working practices.
2002, Generate, A partnership with the NSW Government Migration Heritage Trust and CCR (UWS).
