Report on the 2021 networking event “Close reading, open minds: Literature for health and wellbeing”

Rogers, Sam; Greenham, David; Ramsey-Wade, Christine; Holt, Nicola

Abstract

In March 2021, an emerging group of researchers at UWE Bristol organized a virtual symposium, aiming to establish a network of collaborators and work towards fundable projects. The event fostered collaboration between arts and science disciplines to explore connections between reading and health. It was funded by UWE’s cross-faculty award, “ACE–HAS Connecting Research”, and it fed into the UWE Research Group, “Delivering and Researching the Arts for Wellbeing” (DRAW). This eighteen-page report gives a detailed summary of the topics discussed and the next steps for future research.

• Report Type: Research Report
• Deposit Date: Aug 9, 2022
• Keywords: literature, reading, health, wellbeing, psychology, bibliotherapy, humanities
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9851553