Contributions are sought for a two day symposium as part of the Playing A/Part research project, led by Nicola Shaughnessy, Professor of Performance in the Department of Drama and Theatre, and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, to be held at Kent on Thursday 4 and Friday 5 July 2019.
The symposium is titled ‘Inside Out: Autistic Identities, Participatory Research and Gender’. The first day will explore perspectives on participatory research practices, ethics and themes, and the second day will explore perspectives on gender and creativity.
Contributions are invited in the form of posters or creative artefacts from projects that engage with the symposium themes, issues and questions. These might include:
Creative practices with autistic participants
- Participatory research, neurodiversity and inclusive practices
- Ethical issues in participatory autism research
- Creative research methodologies and neurodiversity
- Gender, sexuality and neurodiversity
- Monotropism and related concepts
- Interdisciplinary and inclusive research outcomes.
If you wish to contribute provide a 150 word abstract outlining the rationale, content and form of the work to be featured (whether a poster or creative artefact). Please send to playingapartconference@kent.ac.uk with the subject line ‘Inside Out Proposal’. Please note the preferred language for this event is identity first (i.e. autistic person/s).
The cost of the conference will be £25 per day or £40 for both days, with fee waivers available on request.
The deadline for proposals in Friday 24 May 2019.