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Cultures of Listening in Research and Practice: Exploring synergies between Social Sciences and Arts/Humanities approaches to listening Seminar II

This seminar was supported by the Department of English Literature, ‘Identities’ Research Theme, University of Reading, and organised by Karin Lesnik-Oberstein and Johanna Motzkau.

Following on from part I the seminar further explored interdisciplinary approaches to listening by bringing together researchers from backgrounds in English Literature, Modern Languages, Law, Social Work, Critical Theory and Literary Studies, and Psychology.

Programme:

10:00 - 10:15
Introduction (Motzkau and Lesnik-Oberstein)
10:15 - 11:00
Researching Practice as Process: From Dark Listening to Immersive Navigation*
Dr Johanna Motzkau (Psychology; Open University)
Discussion:

Revisiting the Philosophical investigations’ children
Professor Karín Lesnik-Oberstein (English Literature; University of Reading)
11:00 - 11:15
Coffee break
11:15 - 12:00
‘Listening’ and ‘Looking’ in David McKee’s Not Now Bernard**
Dr Jessica Medhurst (English Literature; Newcastle University)
12:00 - 13:00
Listening to Children by/through Law
Professor Daniel Monk (Law; Birkbeck College, University of London)
13:00 - 13:45
Lunch
13:45 - 14:30
Listening, languages and the nature of knowledge and evidence: what we can   learn from investigating ‘listening’ in NGOs
Professor Hilary Footitt and Dr Wine Tesseur (Modern Languages; University of Reading)
14:30 - 15:00
Reading ‘Radio’ in Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged
Dr Neil Cocks (English Literature; University of Reading)
15:00 -
Coffee break
15:00 - 16:00
Discussant and open discussion
Dr Pam Alldred (Education and Youth Work Studies; Brunel University)***

* Due to a technical fault the start of the seminar was not recorded (see seminar part I for similar presentation).

** Due to a technical fault this part of the seminar was not recorded (see Seminar part I for similar presentation).

*** Pam Alldred had to cancel short notice so could not attend the seminar.