Decolonisation, Reflexivity and Epistemic Injustice in Mental Health and Therapeutic Arts

Friday 27 June

Enterprise Centre, Derby

Target audience

This symposium will appeal to individuals interested in transnational mental health and therapeutic arts. It is particularly relevant for our arts and health staff and students, as well as the International arts and health community. 

This event will be held in a hybrid format, allowing participants to join either in person or online. 

Keynote speakers 

Professor Susan Hogan - Event Chair

Professor of Arts in Health, University of Derby, and IMH Fellow 

Dr Oihika Chakrabarti - Decolonising the Curriculum in Art Therapy in India

Director of the Manahkshetra Foundation and Chair of The Art Therapy Association India (TATAI) 

Professor Suranjan Das - Decolonising the Knowledge System: The Way Forward

Vice-Chancellor, Adamas University

Dr Ranjita Dhital - Developing Arts-Based Transdisciplinary Public Health Alcohol Research in Nepal

Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Health Studies, University College London

Dr Ellie Byrne and Dr Alice Monypenny - Epistemic Injustice, Affective Injustice and Mental Health

University of Nottingham 

Panel session

1. Kim Valdejuli
Decolonising Art Therapy: Centering African & Indigenous Epistemologies in Practice and Pedagogy

2. Dr. Ling Cheun Bianca Lee
Starting from Zero. Managing Art Therapy in Hong Kong.

3. Dr Oihika Chakrarti
Paper title to be confirmed

4. Russell Christie
"Are you going to own that honey?" Challenging Presumptive Language Structures with Queer Reflexivity.

5. Sangita Mistry
Exploring the Potential of Art Therapy in Indian Creative Education Emerging from UK–India Artist Residency Dialogues

Agenda 

Timing Details
9:30 Arrival, Registration, Networking
9:50  Welcome by Professor Susan Hogan. Professor of Arts & Health, University of Derby
10:00 Keynote: Dr Oihika Chakrabarti, Director of the Manahkshetra Foundation and Chair of The Art Therapy Association

India (TATA) - Decolonising the Curriculum in Art Therapy in India. Reflections.
10:30 Keynote: Professor Suranja Das, Vice-Chancellor, Adamas University - Decolonising the Knowledge System: The Way Forward
11:00 Keynote: Dr Ranjita Dhital, Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Health Studies, University College London - Developing Arts-Based Transdisciplinary Public Health Alcohol Research in Nepal
11:30

Keynote: Dr Ellie Byrne and Dr Alice Monypenny, University of Nottingham - Epistemic Injustice, Affective Injustice and Mental Health
12:30 Break (Please bring your own lunch - cafe onsite)
13:00 Panel session
15:00 Discussants Dr Penny Sibolet & Dr Cath Williams 
15:30 Final discussions
16:00 Close 

About the project 

This project is supported by the British Council in collaboration with the Manahkshetra Foundation and Adamas University.

The British Council Going Global Partnerships, India programme, promotes collaboration and innovation in teaching and learning and transnational education in higher education institutions between India and the UK. The overarching aim of the Going Global Partnerships programme is to catalyse new teaching and learning partnerships that will allow Indian students to experience the UK education system and global learning approaches. A question is how can a training in the arts and health which meets Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) standards of proficiency (SOPS) and standards of education and training (SETS), which meets international standards of rigour and excellence, also respond in direct ways to the diverse cultural needs of a complex cultural context such as India?

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