Creative Methodologies Seminar: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Researching through Creativity

Join us for a one-day, PGR-focused seminar on creative methodologies to explore the power of creative & arts-based approaches in your research. You will have the opportunity to join in interactive workshops hearing from a range of researchers from different disciplines who have used creative approaches in their research. Drawing from the principles of doing ‘slow research’, participants will be encouraged to reflexively engage – and share experiences through creative engagement. Be prepared to participate as you will have an opportunity throughout the day to share, think, ask questions and make, as together we consider the challenges, benefits and impact of creative methodologies from an interdisciplinary lens. Please bring your own creative tools (markers, coloured pencils, crayons, pens etc) and let’s flourish!

We have a fantastic set of researchers who will be facilitating the sessions. They are:

• Dr. Camilla Morelli (Department of Anthropology And Archaeology) & Sophie Marsh (Animator)
• Dr Simon Hall (Bristol Medical School and Artist)
• Victoria Christodoulides (Sociologist/Artist at University of Bath)
• Hannah Gardiner (Participatory research, environment and societal change at the University of Plymouth)

A vegetarian lunch and refreshments will be provided. 

This seminar is open to any researcher registered as a PGR at any university.

The event will take place in person, in Room 4.10, School of Education, 35 Berkeley Square. Our understanding is that the building is mostly step free (via lifts) and wheelchair accessible - there is an access guide available at https://www.accessable.co.uk/university-of-bristol/access-guides/35-berkeley-square.

Hosted by: Dr. Frances Giampapa (Convener of the Language, Literacies and Education Network & Creative Collective at the School of Education, University of Bristol) & Brigstow Institute; also supported by the Bristol Conversation in Education Research Team and the Bristol Doctoral College.

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