This workshop is the third workshop as part of 'A Personal History of Home' Visiting Fellowship with Dr Jennifer Wong, supported by TORCH as part of the Humanities Cultural Programme.
These workshops are in-person and open to all. Registration required, booking details below.
Participants can choose to join at 2.30pm at the Ashmolean or at 4pm at TORCH venue - please note each session must be booked separately.
In this workshop, Jennifer will share some memorable objects she has brought from Hong Kong and the stories behind them.
From a painting on the wall to a hand-me-down vase, family cutlery or the furniture in a home -- what do these objects tell us, especially to those who feel they belong to more than one place or culture? What are the things you have treasured and kept all these years? What are the unspoken histories of such things? How do we preserve our memories, translate them into texts?
Further Details: Please note each session must be booked separately.
Monday 6th June: 2:30pm - 3:45pm BST: Field trip with Dr Jennifer Wong and Penny Boxall.
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
As a way to encourage participants to think about objects, they are welcome to visit the Ashmolean on a self-guided field trip together at 2.30pm to take some writing notes on objects that inspire. Please note that this field trip is not required in order to attend the afternoon workshop. The self-guided tour will be facilitated by Jennifer Wong and Prof Jennifer Altehenger.
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Monday 6th June: 4pm - 6pm BST: Creative Writing Workshop, A Personal History of Objects
The Hall, Taylor Institution Library
Creative writing workshop led by Jennifer Wong and Penny Boxall (bio below). Workshop participants are invited to bring along any memorable objects from their own homes, from everyday items of use to treasured mementos. They will be encouraged to share the history of the objects they bring, using them as a writing prompt for creating a poem or a piece of non-fiction. In this process, we will experiment with different ways of representing objects and capturing memories on the page.
Please note that you can still attend the workshop without taking part in the Ashmolean field trip.
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