Conflux: Embodied Health - Creative Methods for Medicalised Bodies 

5th Sep 2022 10:00am-4:00pm 

This workshop is offered as part of a Techne Conflux, an extended training, development, exhibition or performance programme which aims to enhance research or intellectual skills, or facilitate the sharing of expertise amongst doctoral students in the arts and humanities.  

Location: The University of Surrey and Online via Zoom

Register: https://embodiedhealthconflux.wordpress.com/upcoming-event/

This half-day practice-based methods workshop explores the use of found materials in health engagement. The workshop takes as its methodology the H.P. Lovecraft horror mythos poetry translations. This methodology involves taking Lovecraft’s original poems and, in different ways, combining these (or smashing these together) with various materials, especially materials coming from the Call of Cthulhu Role-Playing Game (CoC), where players can adventure in Lovecraft’s alternate world setting and mythology. Using materials from the CoC rulebooks supplement and scenarios (and beyond), the workshop explores how a newer, more contemporary form of Lovecraft’s horror poetry may come to life (or be reanimated). In this sense, the workshop explores the meanings of bodies – bodies and their health and bodies of art – to produce an anthology in pdf format where each participant will have contributed a piece or newly reimagined art to a whole body of work and thinking.

 

Speakers include:

Stephen Mooney (poet, academic, The University of Surrey)
Aodán McCardle (poet, artist & performer, Belfast)
David Ashford (poet, performer, academic, Groningen)
https://davidashford.co.uk/

10:-00 – 10:15 – Introduction

10:15 – 11:15 – David Ashford and workshop

11:15 – 11:30 – Break

11:30 – 12:30 – Aodán McCardle and workshop

12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch

13:30 – 15:00 – Lovecraft poem making workshop 

 

Techne students can claim travel expenses for attending Techne-funded events in person (unless the event is held at your home institution).