MA in Applied Arts and Social Practice
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Item Heroes in the Shadows: Can a creative arts programme empower women with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Scotland to rebuild their identity, share narratives and spread awareness of their condition?(2021)This practice-based study explores an online, participatory, creative programme for women living with M.E/CFS in Scotland. Nine participants were offered a series of five interactive workshops exploring identity, connecting with fellow sufferers and reaching out to the wider community to spread awareness of their condition. Their creative work and discussions were analysed and concluded that a programme such as this is beneficial in empowering women to explore their identity through creative work and successfully creates connections between participants that continue past its conclusion.Item Item Is a podcast an effective artistic mechanism to communicate complex eating disorders?(2021)This practice-based research project was created with the intention of understanding how a podcast could work to effectively challenge the dominant narrative surrounding eating disorders (EDs). The project looks to understand the significance of storytelling, narrative and the role of the researcher in the project development. Through a practice-based methodology the research takes a deeper look into stories of recovery from an ED, and how charities, such as Beat, the UK’s leading eating disorder charity, can benefit from using podcasts to share stories of recovery. This study has three significant stages, which involve: Research and design, concept and creation, distribution and reflection through which a conclusion will be suggested based on the process as a whole. Accompanying this reflective commentary is a portfolio of evidence, which will be used as a reference point throughout. For the duration of the project eating disorders will be referred to as EDs.Item Item Let’s Create Together: Exploring the role of parents/guardians as cofacilitators in artist lead early years workshops(2021)Participatory arts for early years children often engages not only children as participants, but also their adults (parents and guardians). This study proposes that adults taking part in sessions of this nature are oftentimes not only participants, but co-facilitators: actively working with both the artist facilitator, and with their own child. Adults taking on this role tailor the experience to their child’s individual needs and work to engage their child in the activities provided by the artist. While existing research has pointed to the involved nature of the role of adults within early years arts workshops, their role as co-facilitator is arguably undefined. Furthermore, little research exists into the experiences of adults taking on this type of role, and on any lasting outcomes. Through the delivery of practice based interdisciplinary arts workshops for early years children and their adults, conducted at the Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock in June 2021, alongside interviews with participatory artists with an existing practice in work with early years children and their families, this study seeks to establish the role of cofacilitator, explore the way that artists engage with and utilise adults in their workshops, and to examine the experience of taking on this role for adults engaged in the workshops, with a particular view to assessing any benefits for adult participants, and any barriers to their participation in this manner.