I was invited to Minneapolis this September by Professor Jack Zipes after meeting him in Cambridge last year in order to talk to the charity Neighborhood Bridges about my research with storytelling. In order to promote my trip and my work to those in the ‘nonacademic bubble’ I had the idea of using pictures. Read more…
My trip to the conference (Well at the World’s End) and the Beyond the Boarders storytelling festival inspired the following short piece which I dedicate to everyone present this year. [Picture from Redbubble.com] Memories beside the sea – a micro story The trees watched the people as they Read more…
This year the Anthropology of Storytelling panel invited creative contributions that explored the capacity of storytelling within anthropology and other disciplines. The conference allowed me to reflect and converse with others about how research can be expressed in other forms; and in doing so central ideas to the research become Read more…
These are thoughts on marriage came from a talk given by V. Spike Peterson (University of Arizona) in Social Sciences 11th June, Warwick University, Discussions about marriage I think that discussions of marriage are very topical at the moment given the media attention on same sex marriages, and the long Read more…
I went to a poetry reading on the 17thMay, Warwick Arts Centre, at the University of Warwick. Good writing always inspires me to write something, not necessarily good, so this is why that poetry reading inspired me to write a poem. Louis de Bernières is a talented British writer best Read more…
Okay so this is going off subject from my usual posts. But I just saw this awesome Ted presentation about conductive inks by Dr Kate Stone. Dr Stone’s talk blew me away, I got chills. This is what I want to do with an idea I am currently working on! Read more…
Thanks to Tanith Lee I’ve planned a live lounge for Iggy members to discuss Wolfland. Wolfland is one of my absolute favourite reworkings of Little Red Riding Hood so I would recommend this one. Who is Tanith Lee? Tanith Lee is a British fantasy author. She is the author of Read more…
When I met with Jack Zipes in November 2013 to talk about my research into storytelling he kindly invited me to Minneapolis, US, to work with Neighbourhood Bridges, a charity for underprivileged youth advancement in literacy and communication skills. Neighbourhood Bridges is recognised by the US Government for as a Read more…
Childcare meeting a conference? What are you talking about, Emma? The name of the conference was Education, Emotions and the Future Seminar. I attended and spoke at this fascinating conference in Leicester (22 Jan 2014). The standard of speakers was very high. Here is a link to the presentation that Read more…
This month I went to Cambridge to talk to Professor Jack Zipes about my PhD in storytelling and socialization. Here is a podcast about my visit. it begins with an introduction of my work followed by a summary from Professor Zipes of his unusual career path including how he believes Read more…