Five Members of 裸聊直播鈥檚 Centre for Qualitative Research (Lee-Ann Fenge; Caroline Ellis-Hill; Maggie Hutchings; Michele Board; Anne Quinney) wowed recent visitors to FHSS from in Norway. The College is based in the Sogn og Fjordane University College (F酶rde, Norway) which is currently situated on two campuses in Forde and Songdal on the west of Norway and on the longest and deepest Fjord in the world.
Each CQR member took a turn in presenting a short and sharp ten-minute demonstration by means of sharing the outputs of an arts-based qualitative project. These included:
- Ephemera workshop鈥攕haring life stories via personal objects
- Seen but Seldom Heard 鈥搒hort video screening of a poetry project with disabled youth
- HeART of Stroke Project鈥攕haring of a painting project for Stroke patients
- Meaning of Home photo project 鈥� sharing of a photo book of baby boomers鈥� recollections of home
- Methods to Diversity鈥攕haring and distribution of Method Deck of cards to encourage LGBT and ageing awareness
A screening of the award-winning, research-based short film, RUFUS STONE, then followed the five short presentations. The visiting scholars remarked that they were very moved by the film. Overall, they appreciated the nuances in the use of arts-based approaches to create as well as disseminate research projects.
CQR is known internationally as a hub of excellence in , a theoretically based approach to using tools from the arts and humanities in researching and/or disseminating a wide variety of health and social science topics.
One team member remarked, 鈥淥n reflection,聽many of the messages from the six presentations overlapped, and so we created a very coherent and deep forum by means of hands-on sharing of objects鈥�.
Another said, 鈥淭here was a real buzz in the room and the event proved a great showcase for focusing on the聽strengths, power,聽magic,聽beauty, depth, richness of the many and varied CQR activities鈥�.
Elizabeth Rosser, HSS鈥� Deputy Dean for Education and Professional Practice, who organised the three-day visit to 裸聊直播, summed up the Norwegians鈥� response: 鈥淭hey were MOST impressed and felt they gained considerably from the meeting with the Centre for Qualitative Research members鈥�.
