What if my research lived in Lord of the Rings? A workshop to twist your research practice through visual storytelling in fantasy worlds

Description

This workshop invites participants to step beyond rational frameworks and reimagine their research projects through fantasy worlds. By shifting from logical and technical modes of thinking toward creative, intuitive, and emotional exploration, participants engage with arts-based methods to uncover new perspectives. Choosing a fictional setting—such as The Lord of the Rings, Avatar, Minecraft, or Alice in Wonderland—they will ask: how would characters encounter my research? What problems might it solve in their world? What unexpected ethical or social questions could emerge? Using visual storytelling tools—drawing, collage, comics, or annotated sketches—research is reframed in playful and surprising ways. This process not only sparks innovative ideas but also highlights dimensions often hidden in conventional approaches, showing how fantasy can be a powerful medium for reflection, imagination, and expanding the ways we understand and communicate research.

Period	21 Jan 2026
Event title	The Netherlands Winter School on Narrative: Narrative and the Arts: Imagination, Inquiry, and Interdisciplinary Practice
Event type	Conference