A series of online workshops for MPhils, PhDs and Postdocs to explore the use of creative methodologies in research practice.
About the series
These workshops focus on creative methodologies as alternative ways of being, thinking, and doing within the academy. Our aim is to foster a collaborative space where doctoral students and creative practitioners can come together to experiment, innovate, and reimagine the ways in which research is conducted and expressed.
By inviting a diverse group of poets, graphic novelists, creative writers, artists, and filmmakers to lead semi-structured workshops, we managed to challenge traditional academic practices. Together, we explored new methods of expression and representation, unlocking fresh perspectives for engaging with complex, multi-layered, and intersectional topics. We believe this space cultivated transformation and collective healing.
2025 Theme
Our theme for 2025 was Interconnected Oppressions: Exploring Intersectional Experiences through Creative Expressions. Through this theme, we sought to understand how creative methods could help researchers navigate intersectional oppressions and create spaces for transformation and healing.
2026 Theme
In 2026, with the theme Reimagining Knowledge: Creative Methodologies for Research, Practice, and Transformation, we are focusing on creative methodologies for data dissemination and communication. By convening three workshops with experts in the field, we offer doctoral students and early-career researchers a range of tools to engage creatively with their outputs.
Dates: May 13, 20, and 27, 2026 at 11:00-13:00 (GMT)
Online on Zoom
Description:
Across academic and practitioner spaces, there is a growing recognition that traditional research methodologies often fail to fully capture and communicate lived experiences – particularly those shaped by interconnected oppressions.
Creative methodologies offer new tools for generating, analysing, and disseminating research in anti-racist, embodied, and ethically grounded ways. This three-part workshop series will examine sound, poetry, drama, and dialogue as creative methods for data dissemination.
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