Shift Cltr: Public Online Roundtable on Shift Work
Public online roundtable exploring what shift work reveals about health, time, community life and social change in Ireland.
Shift Cltr is an art and research project exploring the effects of shift work on community engagement, social cohesion and cultural participation in Clonmel, Ireland, led by Philip Ryan of Nocht Studio.
This public online roundtable brings together invited contributors from economics, public health, psychology, history, social research and business to discuss what shift work reveals about society, and what aspects of it are too often overlooked. The conversation will consider the wider effects of shift work on health, time, and community life.
The event will take place online via Zoom Webinare and will take the form of a moderated discussion over approx. 90 minutes, with time for audience questions.
Contributors
Dr Ciarán Casey is Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Limerick. He brings an economic perspective to the discussion, examining how foreign direct investment and globalisation reshaped the Irish economy and laid the groundwork for many of the systems of production and shift-based labour seen today.
Professor Clare Corish is based in the School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin. She brings a public health perspective to the discussion, focusing on how working patterns affect health, diet, wellbeing and quality of life.
Justin Kearns is a Business Innovation Consultant at JK Innovation. He brings a perspective shaped by both lived experience and business practice, drawing on his experience of shift work in Clonmel in his younger years and his insight into the economic change, enterprise and local development that have transformed the town over recent decades.
Dr Kevin O’Sullivan is an Associate Professor in History at University of Galway and a collaborator on the Shift Cltr project. He brings a historical perspective to the discussion, considering how capitalism reshaped Irish society, community life and landscape, and what shift work might reveal about the social history of twentieth-century Ireland.
Dr Mícheál Ó Fathartaigh is a researcher with the Social Sciences Research Centre at the University of Galway and an International Research Fellow at the Archives of Rural History, Bern. He brings a social research perspective to the discussion, situating shift work within the wider histories of rural change, agricultural transformation and industrialisation in Ireland.
Dr Philip Tucker is Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at Swansea University. He brings a psychological perspective to the discussion, focusing on sleep, fatigue and the wider effects of shift work on daily life and wellbeing.
Philip Ryan is an artist and spatial practitioner, and founder of Nocht Studio. He leads Shift Cltr, an art and research project exploring how shift work affects community engagement, social cohesion and cultural participation in his hometown of Clonmel.
For more information on Shift Cltr, visit http://shiftcltr.com
This project has received funding as part of the Creative Ireland programme with support from Tipperary County Council.
Public online roundtable exploring what shift work reveals about health, time, community life and social change in Ireland.
Shift Cltr is an art and research project exploring the effects of shift work on community engagement, social cohesion and cultural participation in Clonmel, Ireland, led by Philip Ryan of Nocht Studio.
This public online roundtable brings together invited contributors from economics, public health, psychology, history, social research and business to discuss what shift work reveals about society, and what aspects of it are too often overlooked. The conversation will consider the wider effects of shift work on health, time, and community life.
The event will take place online via Zoom Webinare and will take the form of a moderated discussion over approx. 90 minutes, with time for audience questions.
Contributors
Dr Ciarán Casey is Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Limerick. He brings an economic perspective to the discussion, examining how foreign direct investment and globalisation reshaped the Irish economy and laid the groundwork for many of the systems of production and shift-based labour seen today.
Professor Clare Corish is based in the School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin. She brings a public health perspective to the discussion, focusing on how working patterns affect health, diet, wellbeing and quality of life.
Justin Kearns is a Business Innovation Consultant at JK Innovation. He brings a perspective shaped by both lived experience and business practice, drawing on his experience of shift work in Clonmel in his younger years and his insight into the economic change, enterprise and local development that have transformed the town over recent decades.
Dr Kevin O’Sullivan is an Associate Professor in History at University of Galway and a collaborator on the Shift Cltr project. He brings a historical perspective to the discussion, considering how capitalism reshaped Irish society, community life and landscape, and what shift work might reveal about the social history of twentieth-century Ireland.
Dr Mícheál Ó Fathartaigh is a researcher with the Social Sciences Research Centre at the University of Galway and an International Research Fellow at the Archives of Rural History, Bern. He brings a social research perspective to the discussion, situating shift work within the wider histories of rural change, agricultural transformation and industrialisation in Ireland.
Dr Philip Tucker is Associate Professor in the School of Psychology at Swansea University. He brings a psychological perspective to the discussion, focusing on sleep, fatigue and the wider effects of shift work on daily life and wellbeing.
Philip Ryan is an artist and spatial practitioner, and founder of Nocht Studio. He leads Shift Cltr, an art and research project exploring how shift work affects community engagement, social cohesion and cultural participation in his hometown of Clonmel.
For more information on Shift Cltr, visit http://shiftcltr.com
This project has received funding as part of the Creative Ireland programme with support from Tipperary County Council.
Speakers
Dr Ciarán Casey
Professor Clare Corish
Justin Kearns
Dr Kevin O’Sullivan
Dr Mícheál Ó Fathartaigh
Dr Philip Tucker
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Highlights
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- In-person
