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Pratāp Rughani

Professor of Documentary Film, UK National Teaching Fellow, Head of Research, London College of Communication
University of the Arts London

United Kingdom

As Head of Research at LCC, University of the Arts, London, I lead arts research and am particularly focused on integrating practice-based research with teaching and knowledge exchange. As a film Professor, I ground this approach in my experience of directing documentary films for the UK’s Channel 4; BBC TV and international broadcasting and cinema/festival exhibition, including International Human Rights Film Festival. I have a particular interest in arts ethics and non-fiction film as a vehicle for dialogue, healing, and reconnecting communities. Several national and international agencies invested in my film practice, often used in teaching and public debate and presented at Tate Modern; ICA; INIVA; Modern Art Oxford.

I bring a depth of experience in arts practice (award-winning documentary filmmaker / photographer / writer). I connect practice with teaching and research and served on the UK’s Research Excellence Panel (2020-2) and was Vice-Chair of the UK National Teaching Fellows and am a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

My current art installation develops dialogue when communities are polarised or in the aftermath of conflict. I’m inspired by how the imagination can be extended to dare to listen more deeply to the other.

For the last five years as Head of Research at the London College of Communication (LCC), University of the Arts, London, I lead arts teaching and research innovation, integrating practice-based teaching and research to develop creative arts pedagogy. As a Professor I ground this approach in my experience of directing films for the UK’s Channel 4; BBC TV and international broadcasting and cinema/festival exhibition, e.g. London’s Short Film Festival & International Human Rights Film Festival. I know from BA and MA courses I’ve taught, written and validated (including ten years as a Course Leader), the centrality of guiding arts students as makers, researchers and learners to prepare them for creative portfolio careers. A highlight was presenting on arts ethics when we hosted ELIA at University of the Arts, London where I also filmed the workshop featured in ‘Ethics for Making’ an online Open-source tool enriched by our community that explore the ethics of creative practice https://ethics.arts. ac.uk/;

Several national and international agencies invested in my film practice, that is used in teaching and public debate. I presented creative pedagogy frameworks for teaching arts practice at numerous arts and film festivals’ education strands and at: Tate Modern; ICA; INIVA; Modern Art Oxford.

Since 2022, I am an elected member to the ELIA Representative Board, and I also serve as member of the ELIA Executive Group. I moderated several keynote conversations at ELIA signature events and am inspired by the effect we can have and the urgent need to respond to the Ukrainian crisis.