Exploring lived experience with creative arts

Here, in the second webinar of the series, we will be hearing from researchers on: Exploring lived experience with creative arts.

Three short 10-minute talks present projects that have used creative arts such as poetry, theatre and illustration, to explore the lived experiences of children in temporary accommodation, pregnant women in prisons and Gypsy & Traveller women.

Chair: This webinar is chaired by NIHR ARC Greater Manchester’s Prof Caroline Sanders, Professor of Medical Sociology at University of Manchester. Her recent and current work has a major focus patient and carer experiences of health and healthcare. She leads on Public Involvement and Engagement for the NIHR ARC Greater Manchester.

Speakers:

• NIHR ARC North Thames’ Prof Monica Lakhanpaul on trauma-informed song, poetry, photography and theatre to reach families living in temporary accommodation.

• NIHR ARC ARC East of England’s Dr Laura Abbott on using theatre to explore the experiences of pregnant women in prisons.
• NIHR ARC East Midlands’ Barbara Czyznikowska and artist Lis Naylor on using arts-based methods to explore the experiences and perceptions of pregnancy amongst Gypsy and Traveller women.