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The Many Faces of Activist Research: Experience, Co-creation, Action!

Si Long Chan: Experience, Co-creation, Action! Experiential knowledge of homelessness and houselessness is increasingly positioned as ‘expertise by experience’ by community organisers and non-profits who work with (and as) people with lived experiences. However, the realities of activism and research that aim to centre lived experiences offer as many challenges as possibilities in a working towards the transformation of knowledge hierarchies and social conditions that affect people experiencing homelessness and houselessness. Reflecting on the experiences of participatory methods in my PhD research, I explore the challenges and possibilities of working with and as people with lived experiences towards social change and knowledge production. Concerned with questions of ‘how do we create the tools to…’, I consider lessons learned from involvement in a forum theatre process which led to the performance of Lucky Tries…And Tries Again, and a collaborative poetry-film named Jenga. About this SWDTP series: The Many Faces of Activist Research This seminar series explores theoretical, methodological, and practical tools for conducting what can be broadly defined as “activist research”. This is a form of research that challenges the traditional separation between theory/action, academy/society and is committed to producing knowledge grounded in and generative of social and material changes in particular places. There are many ways in which the intersection between these domains is understood and practiced: from “scholar-activism” and “militant research”, to “community experiments” and “participatory-action-research” and more. Through a reflective and inquisitive approach toward the concepts of research and activism, this series seeks to unfold the plurality of ways in which we can understand and engage in research-activism. Across a series of four events, we hope to foster critical discussions and nurture a supportive and inclusive environment where collaborative networks can be forged. We will engage with the work of both established and early career researchers, as well as representatives from outside of the university, to consider the diverse ways in which research and activism intersect and the opportunities, challenges, possibilities and impossibilities it raises.