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Mark Hutchinson

I studied music at the University of York to doctoral level, specialising in composition, contemporary music and music analysis, and oboe and piano performance. My book 'Coherence in New Music: Experience, Aesthetics, Analysis' (Ashgate, 2016) uses creative metaphors and ideas taken from a variety of different disciplines to analyse recent music from the classical tradition. As a lecturer at York my teaching focusses on piano performance, contemporary music, and modules focussing on the intersection of music, society and philosophy. I'm really excited when I find contemporary music and art which reflects on the realities of the modern world in a way that honours God's gifts of creativity.
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Faith-in-Scholarship

Art in times of crisis

Some years ago now, I wrote a post about the relationship between my faith and my love for avant-garde music. One thing I pointed out was the tension between beauty and deliberate discomfort (one might even call it ‘ugliness’) in a lot of this music: I suggested that whilst moments Read more…

By Mark Hutchinson, 6 monthsOctober 3, 2022 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

Flourishing trees

About six weeks ago, I had the privilege of chairing one of the series of ‘Feeding the Earth’ webinars hosted by Thinking Faith Network, exploring contemporary research into food security from a ‘values’ perspective. The opening talk, given by Dr Yoseph Araya of the Open University, was an introduction to Read more…

By Mark Hutchinson, 8 monthsJuly 11, 2022 ago
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Faith-in-Scholarship

Assessment, ranking and identity

As we enter May and begin to feel summer approach, academics around the UK are gearing up for a season of marking student exams, essays and coursework. This year, however, we are also nervously awaiting some results of our own: May 12 marks the date on which the results of Read more…

By Mark Hutchinson, 11 monthsMay 2, 2022 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

Death to 2021?

As we tiptoe tentatively through the first weeks of 2022, wondering what lies ahead for us this year, I’ve been musing on an attitude which I’ve seen cropping up in a few different places recently – most obviously in the title of the rather universally panned Netflix mockumentary ‘Death to Read more…

By Mark Hutchinson, 1 yearJanuary 17, 2022 ago
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Covid, language, information

We’re continuing our series of posts considering the Covid-19 pandemic from the perspective of the various ‘aspects’ proposed by reformational philosophy. We’ve already considered perspectives of economics, aesthetics, religion, ethics and history; this week I want to consider the lingual aspect of the pandemic – the way in which our Read more…

By Mark Hutchinson, 2 yearsSeptember 21, 2021 ago
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Faith-in-Scholarship

Ethical decision-making amid the Covid pandemic

Ethical decision-making: when might we choose to continue wearing masks if the law doesn’t require it? Image by Julián Amé from Pixabay, used with permission This is the next in a series of posts reflecting on the Covid-19 pandemic through the lens of the various ‘aspects’ of reformational philosophy. This week, I want to offer some tentative Read more…

By Mark Hutchinson, 2 yearsJuly 7, 2021 ago
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Faith-in-Scholarship

Aesthetic experience in the Covid era

This is the third in a series of posts considering the Covid-19 pandemic from the perspective of the various ‘aspects’ proposed by reformational philosophy. Last week Alicia Smith considered the religious aspect of the pandemic – the way it has revealed the underlying influence of religious attitudes and priorities on collective thought and action. This week, I’m Read more…

By Mark Hutchinson, 2 yearsJune 1, 2021 ago
Three crosses
Faith-in-Scholarship

A high priest who can sympathise

We enter Holy Week this year just a few days after the year-anniversary of the UK’s first lockdown. What a difference a year makes. It’s become a staple of the national conversation in recent weeks to observe the transformation in attitudes, plans and expectations from last March up to now, the Read more…

By Mark Hutchinson, 2 yearsMarch 29, 2021 ago
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Faith-in-Scholarship

Technology, inclusion, community

Image: my laptop – I’ve been spending a lot of time here lately… Over the past term, I have been joining educators around the country in getting to grips with new ways of teaching. I’ve been learning the skills of video-editing and web design, finding out about theories of e-learning, Read more…

By Mark Hutchinson, 3 yearsJuly 27, 2020 ago
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Faith-in-Scholarship

Time to grow?

Like many who are not schoolteachers, NHS staff or other key workers, in these recent weeks I have been getting used to spending most of my time at home, getting very acquainted with Zoom and the various tools we are using for online teaching at the university where I work. Read more…

By Mark Hutchinson, 3 yearsMay 5, 2020 ago

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    Imagination, imagination, imagination. We can ask God to help us use our imaginations in every work place to express his…

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    Mark this is fascinating story. You are always making feel challenged to do more of Christ's love through your stories.…

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    I agree, I like the piece very much . I have been in conferences where I have wondered if the…

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