Last October, a group of queer artists, health workers and researchers met at QUEERCIRCLE in London to discuss the idea of ‘Queering the Asylum’ using Queer methods. In this blog, Frances Williams explains how this came about and explores how zines and visual notes can capture the essence of Queer methods.
This is the second of two blog posts reflecting on the ‘Re-Imagining Mental Health’ event, held at the Gregson Centre, Lancaster on 22 October 2022. It speaks to Anna Stenning’s account of the day.
The Madzines research team recently worked alongside Critical and Creative Approaches to Mental Health Practice (CCrAMHP) and Asylum Magazine to host an event on ‘Re-Imagining Mental Health’. It took place at the Gregson Centre in Lancaster on 22 October 2022.
On 11th June 2022, we held a zine-making workshop at the Feminist Library in Peckham, facilitated by visual researcher Tamara Hart and artist Pops comixs.
Early May saw the MadZines team (Hel, Tamsin and Jill) heading north for the Edinburgh Zine Fest 2022.