12 May 2022 - 12 May 2022
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Online (Zoom)
Free
This talk is organised with the Institute of Medical Humanities. Dr Lesel Dawson, Associate Professor in Literature and Culture at the University of Bristol, specialises in grief, Renaissance literature and the history of the emotions.
The triumph of death
In the first half of this paper, I will reflect on some collaborative, public engagement activities and outputs on grief to explore the challenges and opportunities of co-produced research. I will discuss Good Grief: A Virtual Festival of Love and Loss, the free booklet Stillbirth, Neonatal Death and the Grief Journey, the animation Children, Grief and Creativity, and the short fiction film Lost Property.
The second half of the talk will develop some of these ideas through a discussion of the psychological and therapeutic approaches to grief considered in my research project Creative Grieving. Drawing on a range of theories, practices and creative works, I consider the interrelationships between grief, creativity, and the imagination and the therapeutic potential of envisioning grief (or death) as a person, object or landscape.
Durham University members can join using this link.
https://durhamuniversity.zoom.us/j/92852733158?pwd=eERuTDA3RERCZkU3R2NIRStDUVRGUT09
Meeting ID: 928 5273 3158Passcode: 670520
If you wish to attend and are not a member of Durham University please email louise.creechan@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Literature and Culture, University of Bristol
Dr Lesel Dawson is the Arts and Culture Lead for Good Grief: A Virtual Festival of Love and Loss. She’s leading a research project on Creative Grieving and writing a book that explores how art and the imagination can enable the bereaved to express and process their loss.
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