VICAW Part 4 Disabled Perspectives by Anthea Skinner by University of Melbourne published on 2022-11-24T03:03:03Z Creativity and Wellbeing Hallmark Research Institute (CAWRI) Webinar Presentation 1-5 Part 4: Disabled Perspectives by Anthea Skinner Imagination and creativity are important elements in the experience of wellbeing. And yet understandings of these terms are often still largely Eurocentric and focused on conventionally-abled bodies. This webinar stems from a project that brought together Indigenous and settler artists, writers, and musicians, as well as those interested in the history and philosophy of imagination/creativity and/or creativity and disability. It reflects on the roles played by research methodologies centred on process, in which each participant owns their story; on the ebook designed to echo these conversations; and on the contexts in which an understanding of the varieties of creativity and wellbeing is crucial. Dr Anthea Skinner holds a PhD in musicology and is currently a McKenzie Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. Her research interests include disability music culture and education, organology (the study of musical instruments) and heritage archiving. Anthea is the coordinator of Melbourne Youth Orchestra's Adaptive Music Bridging Program which provides instrumental music education to young people with disability. She is also a registered archivist, and won the Australian Society of Archivists 2021 Margaret Jennings Award.
