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Storytelling in Third Space

The Third Space Toolkit was officially released a couple of weeks ago at a fun-filled weekend in the Old Town of Edinburgh. A gaggle of undergrad students showed up to be guinea pigs, trying out some of the activities we drew up to help them make the most of living and studying abroad. Storytelling wasContinue reading “Storytelling in Third Space”

Interview with Forest Schools Storyteller Daru Mcaleece

1) What inspired you to become a storyteller? My earliest inspiration was Fantasy Roleplay Gaming, where I created characters and acted them out through stories and campaigns – when I look back I now see there was a dramatist and storyteller hiding inside me! This led me in my 20s to join a community drama troupe, where IContinue reading “Interview with Forest Schools Storyteller Daru Mcaleece”

Getting an Austerity Detox

Catherine Hartley and Chris Lee were in Edinburgh to give the final RSE Scottish Health Humanities Seminar yesterday. Their presentation, Austerity Detox, was exactly what I needed, a quietly subversive mix of sharp social analysis, visual art and theatre, laced with dark humour. The topic: surviving public service in this contemporary age of “austerity”. Hmm,Continue reading “Getting an Austerity Detox”