Casey Hayward

Casey Hayward

  • Professor, English and Media Studies
  • Grants Coordinator, University Film and Video Association
  • M.F.A. in Film and Television Production, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • B.A. in Mass Communication, Principia College

Teaching Interests

Photography, documentary production, film editing, podcasting.

Research Interests

Photography, sculpture, documentary filmmaking, experimental filmmaking.

Consulting/Practice Interests

Photography, documentary production.

Bio

Casey Hayward is a documentarian, artist, and storyteller. His work spans the disciplines of photography, motion pictures, and sculpture. He has been honing his skills as an image maker over the last 20 years. 

Drawing on his MFA in Film and Television, early in his career he focused on mainstream documentary filmmaking and photography. Now, as a relative newcomer to the fine arts scene, he brings his street photography sensibilities and fondness for society’s cast-offs to his work. Hayward has a passion for finding beauty in even the most difficult aspects of the human experience. His image-based projects explore the boundaries of society and social entropy. 

As a visual arts educator, Hayward values the interplay of teacher and learner and acknowledges that we are all “both/and.” He is a university scholar and a working artist. His photo-sculptural work has shown in solo and group exhibitions throughout New England. Hayward has also presented his work at multiple academic and photographic conferences. He looks forward to further experimentation with tactile imagery in service of describing the complexities of the human condition.

Professional Memberships

  • University Film and Video Association 2009-03-15 - Present
  • Broadcast Education Association 2009-03-01 - 2011-08-01
  • National Communication Association 2008-09-01 - 2009-09-01
  • International Communication Association 2008-01-03 - 2009-01-03
  • Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers 2005-04-15 - 2006-04-15

    • Awards and Honors

  • Best in Show, Art on the Trails
  • Valente Center Faculty Fellowship, Bentley Valente Center
  • Award of Merit, Accolade Film Awards
  • Emmy Award, NATAS
  • Honorable Mention Award, University Film and Video Association
  • Award of Excellence, Broadcast Educators Association
  • Chris Awards Bronze Plaque, Columbus Film and Video Festival
  • Best Documentary, Appalachian Film Festival
  • Silver Remy award, Worldfest Houston
  • Best of the Festival King Foundation Award, Broadcast Educators Association
  • Award of Excellence, Accolade Film Awards
  • Award for Cinematography, Telly Awards
  • Chris Awards Bronze Plaque for Documenting the Arts, Columbus Film and Video Festival
  • Chris Awards Honorable Mention for Biographical Work, Columbus Film and Video Festival
  • Jury Award for Best Cinematography, Oxford International Film Festival

    • Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

    Journal Articles

  • Hayward, C. C. (2017). Participate YourSelf: A Mid-Process Case Reflection on Collaborative Authorship. Liminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies, (13) 3 15. (Link)
  • Quinlan, M. M., Smith, J., Hayward, C. C. (2008). This Car Seems to Be Alive—Perspectives on the Documentary, Plan F. Braille Monitor, (51) 4 (Link)

    • Book Chapters

  • Harter, L. M., Hayward, C. C. (2010). Repositioning Subjects as Partners Through Video Diaries Case studies of Community-Based Participatory Research. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishers
  • Cole, C. E., Quinlan, M. M., Hayward, C. C. (2009). Aesthetic Projects Engaging Inequities: Documentary Film for Social Change Communicating for Social Impact. Cresskill,NJ: Hampton Press
  • Hayward, C. C. Transience and Intransigence: Fading Memories of Social Affliction Photography and Memory. Berlin: Peter Lang (Forthcoming)

    • Artistic and Professional Performances

  • Hayward, C. (2024). “Nighty Nite” Alt Theater of Cambridge. Cambridge, MA, USA

    • Artistic and Professional Productions

  • Hayward, C., Sibanda, N. (2024). “Seeing RED: Changing Narratives” Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative/Massachusetts Department of Youth Services. Waltham, MA, USA
  • Hayward, C., Newman, K. (2010). “David Hostetler: The Last Dance”

    • Exhibitions

  • (2024). “Barefoot on the Hill”
  • (2024). “Seeing RED: Changing the Narrative”
  • Hayward, C. C. (2023). “About Face”
  • Hayward, C. C. (2023). “Boston in 100 Words”
  • Hayward, C. C. (2023). “Diaspora”
  • Hayward, C. C. (2022). “Life in Vague”
  • Hayward, C. C. (2019). “Vague Space”
  • Hayward, C. C. (2016). “The Art of the Possible”
  • Hayward, C. C. (2015). “"Peek-A-Boo"”
  • Hayward, C. C. (2015). “David Hostetler: The Last Dance”
  • Hayward, C. C. (2014). “Control YourSelf”
  • Hayward, C. C. (2013). “Vision:The PORTSfuture Project”
  • Hayward, C. C. (2013). “Plan F”
  • Hayward, C. C. (2012). “Vision: The PORTSfuture Project”
  • Hayward, C. C. (2012). “Plan F”

    • Presentations

  • Hayward, C. C. (2023). “Life in Vague: Existing on the Margins” Presented at the International Conference of Photography Studies Photography and Site ‚Äì Routes, Cartographies and Drifts Col√©gio dos Jesu√≠tas, Universidade da Madeira, Portugal December 6, 2023
  • Hayward, C. C. (2023). “Carole Fielding Grants Presentation” Presented at the University Film and Video Association University Film and Video Association Conference 2023 Savannah, GA
  • Hayward, C. C. (2023). “Transience and Intransigence: Fading Memories” Presented at the Edinburgh Napier University SACI Photography and Memory Symposium Edinburgh, UK
  • Hayward, C. C. (2022). “Carole Fielding Grants Presentation” Presented at the University Film and Video Association University Film and Video Association Conference 2022 Fredonia, NY
  • Hayward, C. C. (2020). “Carole Fielding Grants Presentation” Presented at the University Film and Video Association University Film and Video Association Conference 2021 Online
  • Hayward, C. C. (2020). “Vague Space: An artistic investigation of the environments of persons addicted to opioids” Presented at the Kristiania University AR@K20 symposium Oslo, Norway
  • Hayward, C. C. (2019). “Creative Shifts: Impacts of Evolution in Academic Creative and Research Agendas” Presented at the University Film and Video Organization UFVA Conference 2019 Minneapolis, MN
  • Hayward, C. C. (2018). “‚ÄúThe Social Currency of Refugee Narratives‚Äù” Presented at the Malm√∂ University Refugees, Borders and Membership Conference Malm√∂, Sweden
  • Hayward, C. C. (2018). “‚ÄúSpeaking Together: Experiences in Participatory and Community-Based Media Making,‚Äù” Presented at the University Film and Video Association UFVA Conference 2018 Las Cruces, NM
  • Hayward, C. C. (2018). “‚ÄúWhat They Carried: Refugee Narratives as Social Currency‚Äù” Presented at the University of South Wales Story Telling for Refuge/Storytelling as Refuge Symposium Cardiff, Wales, UK
  • Hayward, C. C. (2017). “No Refuge for the Refugee” Presented at the Queens University of Belfast Citizenship and Surveillance: the Camera as Witness Belfast, Northern Ireland
  • Hayward, C. C. (2017). “Seeing RED: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Massachusetts Juvenile Justice System” Presented at the University Film and Video Association UFVA - 2017 Los Angeles, CA
  • Hayward, C. C. (2017). “I really Like Girls” Presented at the University Film and Video Association UFVA - 2017 Los Angeles, CA
  • Hayward, C. C. (2016). “Seeing Red (documentary Film Screening)” Presented at the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative 9th Annual JDAI Conference: Building Bridges Towards Equity in Juvenile Justice Westborough, MA
  • Hayward, C. C. (2016). “Six Shooter: A Case Study in Documentary Restraint” Presented at the University Film and Video Association UFVA - 2016 Henderson, NV
  • Hayward, C. C. (2015). “Screening, "Control YourSelf"” Presented at the University Film and Video Association UFVA Conference 2015 Washington, D.C.
  • Hayward, C. C. (2015). “‚ÄúSeeing Red: Addressing Systematic and Implicit Bias within the Massachusetts Juvenile Justice System‚Äù” Presented at the Bentley University Valente Center 2015 Valente Center Working Seminar Bentley University
  • Hayward, C. C. (2015). “‚ÄúSeeing Red: Addressing Systematic and Implicit Bias within the Massachusetts Juvenile Justice System‚Äù” Presented at the Bentley University Share Your Voice: Conversations on Race & Inequality, Bentley University, February 5, 2015. Bentley University
  • Hayward, C. C. (2014). “Multi-Track Narrative: A Documentary Case Study in Reflexivity” Presented at the University Film and Video Association UFVA Conference 2014 Bozeman, MT
  • Hayward, C. C. (2014). “‚ÄúStory Selling: Grant Funded Documentary Production‚Äù” Presented at the UFVA University Film and Video Association Orange, CA
  • Hayward, C. C. (2011). “‚ÄúGraduate Students: How to Position Yourself for the Academic Job Market‚Äù” Presented at the University Film and Video UFVA Conference 2011 Boston, MA
  • Hayward, C. C. (2010). “Grassroots Gatekeepers: Independent Approaches to Distribution” Presented at the University Film and Video UFVA Conference New Orleans, LA
  • Hayward, C. C. (2010). “‚ÄúSpotlight On Media and Engagement: A Socio-Political Film Festival,‚Äù” Presented at the CSCA Central States Communication Association Conference Cincinnati, OH
  • Hayward, C. C. (2009). “‚ÄúHanding Over the Means of Production: The Ethics and Practice of Participant-Created Content in Documentary Filmmaking"” Presented at the University Film and Video Association UFVA Conference 2010 Burlington, VT
  • Hayward, C. C. (2008). “‚ÄúPlan F: Performing Unconventional Understandings of Disability‚Äù” Presented at the NCA National Communication Association conference San Diego, CA
  • Hayward, C. C. (2008). “‚ÄúDocumenting and Disrupting (Dis)ability Through Film: Communicating for Social Impact‚Äù” Presented at the ICA International Communication Association conference Montreal, Canada

    • Service

    Service: Department

  • Committee Member for Creative Writers Forum 2023-07-01 - Present
  • Committee Member for EMS Governance Committee 2022-09-01 - Present
  • Committee Chair for EMS Spring 22 Lecturer Hiring Committee 2022-01-30 - 2022-05-01
  • Committee Chair for EMS Fall 21 Tenure Track Hiring Committee 2021-08-30 - 2021-12-15
  • Committee Chair for EMS Spring 22 Lecturer Hiring Committee 2021-01-30 - Present
  • Committee Chair for EMS Spring 21 Lecturer Hiring Committee 2021-01-30 - 2021-04-01
  • Committee Member for EMS Department Research and Pedagogy 2017-09-01 - Present
  • Committee Chair for EMS Lecturer Search Committee 2017-09-01 - 2018-04-30
  • Committee Chair for EMS Department Evaluation Committee Co-chair 2016-08-20 - 2018-05-15
  • Committee Member for EMS Lecturer Search Committee 2016-09-01 - 2017-01-31
  • Committee Member for EMS Department Evaluation Committee 2015-09-01 - Present
  • Committee Chair for Media and Culture Committee Chair 2015-09-01 - 2018-05-01
  • Committee Member for EMS PR Committee 2013-11-15 - 2015-09-15
  • Committee Member for EMS Gen. Ed. Review Committee 2013-10-16 - 2014-05-01
  • Committee Member for Media and Culture Committee 2012-09-05 - Present

    • Service: Public

  • Documentary Film Producer/Photographer for Bentley University Service Learning Center 2012-09-05 - Present
  • Documentary Film Producer for Jewish Family and Children's Services 2014-01-20 - 2014-05-05

    • Service: Professional

  • Officer, Other Officer for University Film and Video Association 2018-01-01 - Present
  • Conference/Workshop Organizer for University Film and Video Association - Scholarships 2014-08-07 - Present

    • Service: University

  • Committee Member for Graduate Council 2022-09-01 - Present
  • Committee Chair for Shared Governance Council 2022-05-15 - Present
  • University Senate for Faculty Senate Chair 2021-09-01 - Present
  • University Senate for Senate Planning Committee 2021-09-01 - Present
  • Committee Member for International Graduate Council 2021-01-30 - 2022-06-30
  • Administrative Assignment, Other for ESOL Center 2020-09-01 - 2022-06-30
  • Committee Member for Materials Management Committee (Office of Sustainability) 2021-01-30 - 2021-05-15
  • for Cronin Office of International Study Abroad - FAM Trip 2018-06-10 - 2018-06-18
  • Committee Member for Nominations Committee 2018-01-01 - 2018-05-15
  • University Senate for EMS Faculty Senator 2017-09-01 - 2018-05-15
  • University Senate for EMS Faculty Senator 2017-07-01 - Present
  • Mentor (Faculty) for Cronin Office of International Study Abroad 2013-11-15 - Present
  • Committee Member for Teaching and Scholarly Awards Committee 2013-05-05 - 2016-05-01