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The Drama and Language Education Research Network (DALERN) presents its first event of 2026, funded by the IAS Conversations scheme:

Language, Arts and Belonging: an IAS Conversation

When: Friday 27 February, 10:00 AM–12:30 PM

Where: IAS Seminar Room C0.02, Zeeman Building, University of 糖心TV

(Ground floor, behind the main entrance atrium)

The Drama and Language Education Research Network (DALERN), based in the School of Education, Learning and Communication Sciences (SELCS), brings together researchers, artists, teachers and practitioners who are interested in questions such as:

• How can drama education and other arts-based pedagogies address the connections between cultural and linguistic diversity, and hospitality and belonging?
• How should we approach intercultural communication and translanguaging in educational, artistic and public spaces, especially those involving marginalised groups?
• How can we use video and other forms of data to analyse the embodied, multimodal practices found in educational, artistic and social interactions?
• How can inter- and multidisciplinary research methods contribute to understanding drama and other forms of participatory, arts-based praxis

About the workshop

A small group of students and staff (up to 12) will be brought together for a day-long workshop on 27th February (10-4 pm) at the Institute of Advanced Study to design a concrete game to explain the environmental costs of data centres. Through guided sessions around world building, game play, and user experience design, participants will work together to build one prototype for a game. The game is intended to be a resource for activists, scholars, and practitioners who are interested in the interplay of data and the environment.

Followed by refreshments.