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Research Profile
I am Professor of Creative Industries within the Faculty of Business and Creative Industries.
I utilise ethnographic and participatory filmmaking practice to engage with marginalised, disadvantaged or declining people and their cultures, species, places and ecosystems, to promote dialogue in search of positive transformation. I work locally and globally with communities, non-governmental organisations and social development organisations.
Influenced by Paulo Freire, my practice-led research focuses on social and environmental issues, and the landscape. I have engaged with various communities in 20 countries around the world.
My ethnographic filmmaking is often empirical research, giving valuable insights into the lives of people and communities, making tangible connections between lived-experiences and policy. Utilising my skills in participatory methodologies, I have acted as Principal Investigator on numerous community-based development projects, using participatory, ethnographic and documentary filmmaking to describe processes and facilitate the sharing of recommendations and lessons learned. I facilitate relevant workshops for development organisations, utilising participatory methods that allow stakeholders to share experiences, explore issues, and produce recommendations to enhance sustainable development practice and policy.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Board Member, International Visual Sociology Association
10 Jun 2024 → …
Editorial Board member, Batuk Journal
1 Mar 2024 → …
Executive Committee, Ethnografilm Paris
1 Dec 2023 → …
Selection Panel Member, Nepal America International Film Festival
1 Sept 2023 → …
Advisory Board Member, Journal of Creative Research Practice
1 Aug 2022 → …
Advisor on Sustainable Development, Himalayan and Nepal Art and Culture Society
1 Aug 2018 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Community Voices Revisited: Exploring the Long-Term Social Impacts of Participatory Storytelling
Brown, M., O'Leary, M. J., Taman, A. & Toolange, D.
1/01/23 → …
Project: Research
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Participatory Film For Social Change - Policy Maker's Workshop
Brown, M., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Other › peer-review
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Film Ethnography and Critical Consciousness: Exploring a community-based action research methodology for Freirean Transformation
Brown, M., O'Leary, M. J. & Joshi, H., 1 Jul 2024, In: Visual Studies. 39, 3, p. 291-306 16 p., 2161410.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Brick Mule
Brown, M., 1 Nov 2023, In: Research TV. 2023, 11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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International Visual Sociology Association Annual Conference 2024
Michael Brown (Speaker)
27 Jun 2024 → 29 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Nepal America International Film Festival, Maryland, USA.
Michael Brown (Speaker)
22 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Ethnografilm Paris International Film Festival
Michael Brown (Speaker)
28 Mar 2024 → 31 Mar 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Spotlight on Academics Film Festival
Michael Brown (Speaker)
10 Feb 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Prizes
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Brick Mule wins Best Long Documentary Prize at the Nepal America International Film Festival 2022
Brown, Michael (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Fellow of the Higher Education Association
Brown, Michael (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Khaccad:Mule wins Best of Festival Narrative Feature Film Centered on: Animal, Nature or Environment at the 2020 Nature Without Borders International Film Festival
Brown, Michael (Recipient), 2020
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Khaccad:Mule wins Silver Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2018 North American Film Awards
Brown, Michael (Recipient), 2018
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Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy
Brown, Michael (Recipient), 31 Jan 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)