publications
Richard has co-authored the following publications:
Sobey, R. & Spanton, S. (2017)
Researching Resilience and Prosperity through Culture: Harlow, UK
ISBN: 978-1-9997972-0-1 London: DELVE, 2017
A publication documenting the process of mapping assets across the town to develop a series of initiatives to support local economic development, wellbeing and neighbourhood resilience, with detailed programming and partnership examples and budget implications.
Sobey, R. & Haddon, C. (2018)
70/70 Vision: making conversation matter
ISBN: 978-1-9997972-1-8 London: DELVE, 2018
Presenting large format photographic images of 70 local residents, along with their stories of life in Harlow, this installation is designed as a talking point… literally offering a chance to sit and chat in one of the 70 seats built into the peripatetic ‘conversation park'. 70/70 Vision was commissioned as the culmination of a year long series of events to celebrate Harlow's seventieth anniversary, designed and produced by Richard Sobey with photographer Chris Haddon.
Myers, M.; Watkins, D. & Sobey, R. (2016)
Extending story-worlds through social media
Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, 21:3, 431-437,
DOI: 10.1080/13569783.2016.1194193
As Research Fellow at University of Leeds' PCI, Richard collaborated with Misha Myers (now of Monash University) and Dane Watkins (@eatmydata) of University of Falmouth on a research article "Extending story-worlds through social media" for publication in RiDE Research in Drama Education Vol.21 Issue 3' Responding to Intermediality: How applied theatre and drama education engage with new intermedial forms'