Digital Dissent

Performance, Technology, and Resistance in the Post-Truth Age

This Research & Knowledge Exchange Doctoral Project brief summarises our priority areas of research interest under the heading of: Digital Dissent: Performance, Technology, and Resistance in the Post-Truth Age.

We welcome all research degree applications aligned with and in response to this brief.

This is a funded opportunity.

Project brief details

This doctoral research project investigates how digital and live performance practices can respond to the challenges of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation. As societies navigate the complexities of AI-generated deception, online misinformation, and the erosion of trust in public information, this project explores how creative technologies can foster critical media literacy and public resilience.

Through experimental, practice-led research, the project will examine how immersive and participatory performance can deconstruct and counter digital deception. It will also interrogate the ethical, aesthetic, and technological dimensions of misinformation through both high-end and DIY methodologies. Emphasis will be placed on community engagement, accessible digital tools, and cross-sector partnerships to develop scalable interventions.

The project will benefit from access to volumetric capture, virtual production, and interdisciplinary expertise, and is situated within a broader research programme focused on digital ethics, performance, and media studies.

This project is fully funded through Research England’s Expanding Excellence in England (E3) Fund. The deadline for applications is 25 May 2025, and applications can be made through the link below.

Strategic alignment

Hosted by the Centre for Blended Realities, this project aligns with institutional research priorities in digital performance, misinformation, and creative technologies. It supports public engagement, interdisciplinary knowledge exchange, and practice-led innovation.

Centre	Centre for Blended Realities

All successful research degree project proposals must emphasise a clear alignment between the project idea and our Research & Knowledge Exchange strategy.

Project brief lead

Professor Lee Miller

Project Supervisor: Professor Lee Miller

Lee is the Head of Postgraduate Research at Falmouth University, and throughout his career he has been committed to interrogating the academic voice, and exploring the role of collaboration in the generation of knowledge. As a recognised expert in practice as research, he has spent the the past two decades working to support undergraduate, postgraduate taught, and doctoral students across the wide variety of the contemporary arts.

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How to apply

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