Matthew Sillence introduces open research and the Copyright Dough project, developed with colleagues at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and University of Essex. Guest Gabriel Baxter-Baker describes returning to UEA after performance work to pursue a PhD on transgender oral storytelling. They explain how storytelling traditions value sharing, adaptation, and tracing stories’ origins, challenging conventional copyright ideas. A Creative Commons workshop broadened their understanding of licensing options and inspired Gabriel to share research to build community. They hope their creative and critical work can invite reuse. This episode also describes the expansion pack’s paired play and chance cards, which explore licensing, collaboration, and responses to research reuse.

[00:00:06] — Open research project and the Copyright Dough resource and expansion pack.
[00:02:23] — Gabriel’s academic journey, from performance to doctoral research at UEA.
[00:05:34] — How storytelling’s shared, evolving traditions relate to copyright and attribution.
[00:09:22] — Learning about Creative Commons licensing and remixing.
[00:11:22] — Making creative and critical research available for reuse.
[00:13:02] — Open research practices, sharing work in progress, and building academic community.
[00:18:00] — A shared vision for a queer storytelling corpus.
[00:19:01] — Advice for researchers and Gabriel’s contact details.
[00:21:32] — Expansion pack features: paired play and chance cards about collaboration, licensing, and research reuse.

– Copyright Dough (Figshare.com)
– Copyright Dough Expansion Pack (Figshare.com)

Gabriel’s Profile and Activities
– Gabriel Baxter-Baker (UEA research portal)
– The Folklore Society Rumour conference
– Get a Word in Edgeways Festival
Legendæry Nights (via Instagram – @thorn.lucid and @lucideers)
Lucid Cabaret