Leave and ‘work’: exploring experiences of parental leave through collage

A 2-hour collage making workshop for those who are on or recently returned from parental leave to explore how time spent on parental leave relates to their working life, identity and parenthood.

The workshop will offer an opportunity to discuss your experiences of taking leave from work in order to care for a new member of your family  with researchers and other parents. Collage-making offers a creative prompt for facilitating conversations through a shared creative process. Tea, coffee and cake will be provided. Babies and older children are welcome to attend. Toys will be provided and DBS checked childcare support will be available. 

Leah Edwards, Research Assistant, Geography Durham University

Dr Rachel Colls, Associate Professor, Geography Durham University

Dr Victoria Jones, Assistant Professor, Northumbria School of Design, Arts and Creative Industries

Dr Sarah Hughes, Assistant Professor, Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria University

Leah Edwards, Research Assistant, Geography Durham University

Open to birthing people of all genders, adoptive parents and primary carers who are currently on parental leave or have returned to work from parental leave within the last year

Those currently on or who have returned from parental or adoption leave in the last 12 months.

This session will also run on 3rd November (1pm to 3pm)