LEARNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF LANGUAGE AND THE ARTS (LILA)

13 May 2020

AHRC International Research Network Communicating the Unsayable: Learning at the Intersection of Language and the Arts (LILA)

Event 2: Wellbeing

Friday 29th May, 9am-12pm BST (online)

In formal educational contexts, and often in informal settings too, language is the chief medium for expressing, recognising and evaluating learning. Yet the arts are increasingly employed in public services such as health and wellbeing, migrant support, children’s services and programmes, and in engagement contexts as researchers and cultural organisations seek to communicate with wider publics. The LILA network therefore responds to a need to more fully understand the relationship between language and the arts for learning in these informal contexts. It aims to generate insights into the communication of what is otherwise unsayable: the narration of unconscious knowledge, things people do not know how to talk about, do not have language for, or are prevented from speaking about.

This webinar is run in partnership with the Pudsey Wellbeing Charity, who provide a community hub for arts-based social and leisure activities to support the wellbeing of the people of Pudsey, West Yorkshire, and will explore the question:

How do the arts contribute to learning and wellbeing, and how can this be evidenced in ways which account for, and also move beyond, language?

Please see the attached document for the programme and abstracts.

The event is free to attend but registration is required. Please register at the following link, and then you will be sent the joining instructions:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lila-event-2-wellbeing-tickets-105083934878

Please contact the network convenor, Lou Harvey (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with any questions about the event, or Louise Williams (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with questions specific to the registration process.

We look forward to welcoming you on 29th May!

Lou Harvey (University of Leeds)

Emilee Moore (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Cristina Aliagas Marín (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Dr Lou Harvey (she/her/hers)
Lecturer in Language Education
G.14 Hillary Place
School of Education
University of Leeds
LS2 9JT

Tel: 0113 343 9114

Web: http://www.education.leeds.ac.uk/people/academic/harvey/