Dr. Caroline (Carrie) Hodges
Senior Lecturer in Communication and Culture, Media School, Bournemouth University.
“I was inspired to work with Wendy and Lee-Ann in developing a collaborative project using artistic methods to provide ‘voice’ for seldom heard groups after visiting a youth-led community development projects in the Peruvian Amazon in 2010 where I was able to view at first hand the very positive effects that such activity can bring. In 2011. I led a research project which explored public attitudes toward disability and the representation of disability in the UK media. I am keen to extend my work in this area by collaborating with those with direct experience of disability to communicate ‘their story’.
Academic profile: http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/chodges
Wendy Cutts
Senior Lecturer in Community Development and Sociology degree, School of Health and Social Care, Bournemouth University.
“I had been a Volunteer Youth Leader in my village. Through that experience and my work, I have become passionate about young people having the opportunity to be heard and understood. I think that young people get a bad reputation, sometimes deserved but mostly because they are not listened to – sometimes we speak different language. I think by using art and performance, young people will be able to express themselves and connect to the community.”
Academic profile: http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/wcutts
Dr. Lee-Ann Fenge
Associate dean for Postgraduate Students, School of Health and Social Care, Bournemouth University.
“I am keen to embrace creative approaches to research which encourage individuals to express their experience in a variety of ways including narratives, drama and film. I have previously been involved in projects which use participatory methods to work alongside users of services and their carers to ‘co-produce’ new knowledge and understanding. My interest in this area have grown out a commitment to engage with seldom heard voices in research and to help young people to communicate with society.”
Academic profile: http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/lfenge