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Reflections on the themes, methods, challenges and opportunities of AboutFace research, by our team and invited guests.

 

In January 2023, AboutFace moved to King’s College London, where its work encompasses a wide range of technologies of the face. See the new project website here

  • Face Equality Week

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    This week, we are dedicating a series of blogs to Face Equality Week. The first comes from Adam Pearson, an...

  • Visualising Evil: Depictions of Visible Facial Difference in Film Culture

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    By Dr Sarah Hall At a pivotal moment in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the antagonist of the sequel...

  • Negotiating Risk: Organ Transplants during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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    By Dr Fay Bound Alberti After a month of lockdown, the UK has the second highest death rate from Coronavirus...

  • AboutFace Launch Introduction

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    We are delighted to share this video of Universities Minister Chris Skidmore, supporting the launch of AboutFace in October 2019....

  • AboutFace: a research update

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    By Fay Bound Alberti The UK is in lockdown. The world as we know it has changed since the beginning...

  • Macro-ethics and Micro-ethics

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    By Victoria Hoyle, Research Associate On the 19th December, with two and half hours to spare before the final 2019...

  • AboutFace as History

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    By Victoria Hoyle, Research Associate AboutFace is an interdisciplinary project, which draws on research and practice across the humanities and...

  • Reflections on the AboutFace Launch

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    Today’s blog is by the artist Clare Whistler, who has written – aptly enough – some reflections of the AboutFace...

  • AboutFace launch

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    We are pleased to share Barry Gibb’s short film of the recent AboutFace launch. More updates soon – do follow...

  • Framing the face – a filmmaker’s perspective

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    Dr Barry James Gibbbarryjamesgibb.com As a filmmaker, I’m in the business of reading faces. And, while it would be easy...

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