Bed Theory: The Bed as Site of Conditional Care
Sarah Boira introduces their Bed Theory, noticing the assumptions and borders of the seemingly mundane object of the bed.
‘Mrs Average of the UK’ Makes Something of Her Menopause
Arlene Jackson’s reflective cyanotype prints allow the sun’s rays to transform a body dehumanised by sexist medical disbelief into ‘something extraordinary’.
If You Go Down to the Woods Today…
Kate Marks and Tracey Falcon’s polyvocal creative text, with artwork and audio, explores spinal cord injury and movement within the human and non-human environment.
Disabled by Design: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Anindita Charles Xavier explores the representation of disability, state control, and body politics in Ishiguro’s novel.
Whose Body is it Anyway? Epistemic Injustices in Healthcare
Leo Gunn explores epistemic injustice, “a wrong done to someone specifically in their capacity as a knower” in chronic illness.
From Pandemic Stress to Nature Connection
A quiet practice of attention, belonging, and rest in urban parks from Yewande Okuleye.
A Creative Approach to Engaging Black Caribbean Women in Research
Rianna Raymond-Williams discusses ‘Unboxing’, a methodology taking reproductive health research to Black Caribbean women.
On TenderQueer Research/Practice
Meg-John Barker reflects on how we might queer research cultures towards more tender and caring ways of working with ourselves, each other, and our communities.
Cultivating Queer Voices for Dis-Alienation
Ellc looks at how a series of vocal workshops at QUEERCIRCLE allowed queer folk to more fully embody their voices.
Can an Institution be Malleable?
Phoebe Eustance explores how institutions like QUEERCIRCLE can embrace ‘malleability’ as a radical practice.