Anything Goes

In this episode, we speak with Robinah and Naomi about their experiences of working on the SCAPVC Inclusive Education Research Project. The conversation reflects on how the project has developed, what they have learned through the process, and how collaboration, student voices and shared reflection can contribute to more inclusive teaching and learning environments. Robinah and Naomi also share th...

What does it mean to tell the truth when the truth itself is becoming easier and easier to fake? And what does it mean to care about inclusion when the very act of making media is heating the planet? In this episode of  Anything Goes , we talk with Professor Pietari Kääpä. He leads global research on sustainable film production and is the co‑editor of a new book,  Documentary in the Age of AI . We...

How can History of Art teaching help students approach artworks, histories and cultures that may be unfamiliar to them? In this episode, we speak with Kamila Kocialkowska about inclusive education in History of Art. The conversation explores how students can be supported in looking at, interpreting and discussing artworks when the historical and cultural contexts are new to them. Kamila shares her...

What does it take to make a student who has never touched a professional camera feel like they belong in a media studio? Keith Bloomfield, Creative Media Production Technician at SCAPVC, has spent years answering that question. In this episode of  Anything Goes , we move beyond theory and into the studio. Keith shares the small, concrete things any technician, teacher, or team lead can do on a Mon...

What happens when a scholar of nationalism and media narratives spends several years teaching undergraduates in the UK? In this episode of  Anything Goes , we sit down with Dr. Hao Xie — a recent PhD graduate in CCMPS from Warwick University, and a longtime instructor in the Media and Creative Industries programme. We explore how his research on nationalist storytelling informs his everyday teachi...

What happens when you put a first-year and a third-year in the same room and ask them the same questions about class, creativity, and who gets to belong? In this episode of  Anything Goes , we sit down with Sophie Redden and Ruohan Guo (Judy). Sophie is a first-year who came to Warwick with an A-level in Sociology and an essay question: is being working-class a hindrance or a resource in the creat...

What happens when you put three students from three different countries in the same room and ask them the same question:  what has this degree actually taught you? In this episode of  Anything Goes , we sit down with three Media and Creative Industry undergraduates, Cissy Li, Yukie Hiruta & Daisy Guinness — from China, Japan and the UK. They've studied together, interned in different indus...

What does it really mean to make a classroom, or an arts organisation, feel like it belongs to everyone? In this episode of Anything Goes, we sit down with Caroline Griffin to talk about inclusion across education and the arts. With her experience in arts consultancy, audience development, and teaching at the University of Warwick, Caroline reflects on how inclusive thinking can shape both the cla...

What happens when the person who studies creativity is also the person who warns us about its dangers? In this episode of  Anything Goes , we sit down with Professor Chris Bilton—former community arts practitioner, founder of the MA in Creative and Media Enterprises, and a man who has spent decades asking uncomfortable questions about the industries we romanticise. We talk about what “cultural dem...

What does "inclusion" mean for someone who has never been allowed to call themselves a student? In this episode of  Anything Goes , we sit down with Saul Hewish—a practitioner who has spent decades working behind the walls of prisons, in youth offending teams, and in special educational settings. He brings that frontline experience into his Warwick teaching on modules like Community Thea...

How do you teach the language of cinema to a student who's never been told their way of seeing matters? In this episode of  Anything Goes , we sit down with James Taylor, a film scholar and two‑year veteran of an inclusive teaching forum at Warwick. He teaches everything—from first‑year core modules to advanced courses on horror, gothic, and the machinery of film franchising. We talk about wha...

What does it mean to bear witness when the witness has been told their story doesn't matter? In this episode of  Anything Goes , we sit down with Alejandro Martínez Guerrero, a PhD researcher in the Warwick Writing Programme. His work sits at a searing intersection: the Mexican drug war, queer survivors of violence, and the creation of a graphic novel. We talk about what it takes to listen to test...

What does it mean to pursue a PhD while also navigating questions of identity, belonging, and different perspectives within academia? In this episode of Anything Goes, we speak with PhD researchers--wanying, yuxuan and Ogohi from SCAPVC about their research journey and their experience of doctoral life. Together, they share their research topic, the conversation explores how personal background, i...

What does it feel like to walk into a lecture hall when you've already spent years behind the camera? In this episode of  Anything Goes , we sit down with Annabel Spinks-Jones, a film student at Warwick and an action performer with years of industry experience. After building a career on set, she made the unusual choice to return to university as an undergraduate. Here, she shares what that tr...

In this episode of  Anything Goes , we sit down with two of Warwick's MA students in Applied Theatre: Alexandra Draghici and Leila Mu'ammar. Together, they reflect on how the programme shaped their understanding of what it means to create inclusive spaces with and for marginalised communities. From navigating the ethics of working with vulnerable groups, to moments of unexpected connection...

What does it mean to truly belong—on stage, and off? In this episode of  Anything Goes , we sit down with three third-year Theatre and Performance students—Ethan Farmer, Annie Bagshaw, and Max Green—who are taking the University's groundbreaking "Drama Healing" module. Together, they share how this course has become an unexpected space for vulnerability, connection, and self-discover...