Enough is Enough: a carnival on climate change
Day 10 of COP26. Today and tomorrow we hear from students who are taking action on climate. Henry Dawson, 3rd year Drama and Theatre student, uses his skills as a facilitator…
Airpocalypse
On the second day of COP26, Clare Nattress, Lecturer in Graphic Design, explains her innovative performance research into air quality and its impacts on human health. My ongoing practice-based research…
#ClimateJusticeTakeover of the ISJ blog
Today is the first day of COP26 in Glasgow – the ten-day conference which may well be the world’s last realistic chance to avoid climate breakdown. As policymakers gather from…
Art in Hospitals: YSJ students use photography to engage with mental health and wellbeing
Second year BA Hons Photography student Holly Burton writes about a public engagement project that staged two exhibitions in hospitals during Covid-19. In 2020-21 second year BA Hons Photography students…
Re-thinking arts as intervention: the creative role of performance in dementia care
To mark the publication of her new book – Performance and Dementia – Dr Nicky Hatton, lecturer in drama at York St John University, reflects on her experiences as an…
Inclusive, socially-distanced community arts during Covid-19
Community Arts During Covid-19 The disruptions and requirement for physical distancing caused by Covid-19 throughout 2020 has forced the majority of community groups to drastically adapt, or even halt, their…