One Day Workshop on Arts and Research

Starting July 21, 2015 - Ending August 21, 2015 Expired

Researching Multilingually at the Borders of Language, The Body, Law and The State" is funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) through the Translating Cultures Theme.  The project is a collaboration between seven international academic institutions and third sector organisations, and will run for 3 years (2014-2017).  

The international team of researchers, with their different disciplinary backgrounds, research experiences, language and performance skills, are conducting international comparative research on translation and interpretation at different kinds of borders in order to develop theory, ethical research practices and research methodologies in relation to multilingual research.

The University of Glasgow School of Education in Partnership with the University of Ghana School of Performing Arts and the National Theatre of Ghana will work together on this project to observe the role of the arts in research through interdisciplinary collaborations in research and arts production.

This one-day workshop will introduce the Researching Multilingually project through a number of presentations on the work of arts researchers in Scotland and related work in Ghana by academics and arts professionals. The workshop will take place on the 20th of August, 2015 at the Seminar Room III of the School of Performing Arts, College of Humanities, University of Ghana, Legon.

This is an invitation to take part either as a presenter or participant.

The workshop is free and open to all, but please contact  Lauren.Roberts@glasgow.ac.uk OR  bbediako-poku@ug.edu.gh  by 31st July, 2015 to confirm your attendance.

For further information, please visit:  www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/gramnet.

 

The workshop will be led by world renowned academics and practitioners.

Suggested topics for workshops / presentations are:

•How do the arts negotiate the borders of Language, the Body, Law and The State?

•Arts In Research: New ways of looking at research practice.

•Can the arts be deployed as a language for doing social research?

•How do the creative arts translate cultures?

•How does artistic practice impact our cultures?
 
•Of what value is the creative arts to a nation?

•What is research about artistic practice?

•The arts and borders of the body in pain.

•What does it mean to use languages in research?

•And any related areas of interests.

Submission and Selection process:

If you would like to present at this event, please submit a 250 word abstract on your proposed presentation or workshop to mail@researching-multilingually-at-borders.com by 12 noon on Wednesday 29 July 2015.  You will be notified by the end of the first week in August if you have been selected to present at this event.