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Carnivalized storytelling: A workshop method for intergenerational creativity

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This paper introduces an intergenerational workshop method that intertwines poetic inquiry with storytelling and visual art. Drawing on findings from community workshops held in the Amami Islands, Japan in spring 2024, we bring attention to the value and place of intergenerational creativity within community heritage work. We suggest that humour alongside collaborative creative practice can lead to the reinterpretation of culture and age hierarchies and enable spaces for the reimagining of heritage and cultural norms. This brief ‘on-the-horizon’ paper outlines a workshop process relevant to community heritage work and contributes some lessons learned on creating meaningful intergenerational dialogue within community education settings.

Source: Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice

DOI: 10.56433/y4xm9f48

Authors: Tomoko Kanayama, Sarah Wagner, Rosie Blake, Mandy Haggith

Institutions: Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences, University of the Highlands and Islands

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4409039786

FWCI: 4.152

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