Research Café: Housing with care and creativity with older LGBTQ people

Join us to celebrate the findings of "Housing with care: co-producing research with older lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people"
About this Event

This is an interdisciplinary pilot research project exploring the experiences, needs, and aspirations of older LGBTQ people. Over the past 10 months, we observed the process of co-designing Kindred House, an extra-care housing scheme developed through a collaboration between a community steering group of older LGBTQ people and local residents, Manchester City Council, Great Places Housing Group, and the LGBT Foundation.

The pilot also co-developed a number of creative methods to better understand older LGBTQ people’s experiences of housing with care. For this Research Café, we will be discussing how co-production works in practice, and the importance of creative methods in research.

We will be sharing creative outcomes from the project as part of the event.

Refreshments will be provided.

This event will be held in the Kanaris Theatre, Manchester Museum.

Image Credit: ‘Home is connectedness’ by Len Grant

Speakers

Dharman Jeyasingham is a lecturer in social work, working on questions of sexuality, gender identity and place in social work and social care. His recent work has focused on older LGBTQ people’s experiences of housing and social care.

Luciana Lang is an anthropologist working on questions of belonging, sense of place, and shared spaces in urban contexts. She is using ethnographic and creative methods to document the temporal, material, and affective aspects of LGBTQ housing with care.

Accessibility

If you have particular access or dietary needs, please let us know in advance by providing details when registering for your ticket or by emailing [email protected]

Creative Manchester

Creative Manchester is an interdisciplinary research platform based at The University of Manchester. The platform champions research in creativity and creative practice, bringing together research communities with external stakeholders to explore new research areas and address strategic opportunities. Please visit the website for more information: Creative Manchester.

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