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Creative co-production with, by and for communities, artists & researchers
From schools and refugee camps, to research and creative health, BeyondText works works with people in their contexts
TRAUMA-INFORMED STORYTELLING CO-PRODUCTION
LIVES ON HOLD, OUR STORIES TOLD
This award-winnning docu-animation was co-produced with young unaccompanied people seeking asylum and researchers, as part of Lives On Hold, Our Stories Told, a participatory research project revealing the legacy of covid MORE >
PLACE-BASED comics by ARTISTS, RESEARCHERS & SCHOOLS
IF COMICS: MENTAL HEALTH ANTHOLOGY
This pilot project aims to develop a replicable approach to co-producing conversation-starting comics about sensitive mental health issues including self-harm. Co-produced with young people, comic artists and mental health professionals MORE>
CONTEXTUALLY-SENSITIVE TOOLS & resources
CULTURALLY-RELEVANT CONSENT
What could happen if consent tools and approaches were created by communities and local researchers in Lebanon, reflecting their values, instead of embedding western concepts that can have far reaching unintentional effects? MORE>
From comics, documentaries and poetry to design, nature-based and embodied practices
“beyond text” means asking: what are the un/intentional effects of written text out of context, and might alternatives beyond text enable vital participation? “beyond text’ approaches can support vital participation, including:
Storytelling puncturing discourses by reflecting realities and imagining alternatives
Framing problems, developing shared understanding and solutions
Co-producing as an ethos, tool and for leadership development