{"id":7472,"date":"2025-01-29T18:15:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T16:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/?p=7472"},"modified":"2025-05-20T15:41:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:41:25","slug":"creation-as-research-research-as-creation-seminar-18-february-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/uncategorized\/creation-as-research-research-as-creation-seminar-18-february-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Creation as Research, Research as Creation&#8221; seminar &#8211; 18 February 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Recherche-Creation-workshop-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Recherche-Creation-workshop-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Recherche-Creation-workshop-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Recherche-Creation-workshop-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Recherche-Creation-workshop-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Recherche-Creation-workshop-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Recherche-Creation-workshop.png 2025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuesday, 18 March 2025 | 9:30 for 10:00am &#8211; 4:30pm<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">IFAS-Research | French Institute, 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0floor, 62 Juta Street, Braamfontein<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>[English version below]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScge0XG-7cvrFCZJMQ8eWsI6iXRRCnt1k2nlUOnUvdwRVmSmw\/viewform?usp=header\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inscrivez-vous ici<\/a> avant le dimanche 16 f\u00e9vrier.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pauline Guinard, ma\u00eetre de conf\u00e9rences HDR en g\u00e9ographie \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00c9cole normale sup\u00e9rieure (ENS-Paris), se rendra \u00e0 l&#8217;IFAS-Recherche en f\u00e9vrier en tant que chercheuse invit\u00e9e. <span class=\"ILfuVd\" lang=\"fr\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">\u00c0<\/span><\/span> cette occasion, et \u00e0 celle de la parution prochaine du livre <em>Looking For and Learning From Public Spaces in African Cities<\/em>, coordonn\u00e9 par \u00c9milie Guitard (CNRS), Ismael Maazaz (Universit\u00e9 de Tempere, Finlande) et Pauline Guinard (ENS Paris), dans notre collection Africae Studies, <strong>Pauline Guinard et Annael Le Poullennec, directrice de l&#8217;IFAS-Recherche, organisent un s\u00e9minaire le 18 f\u00e9vrier prochain, intitul\u00e9 <em>&#8220;Creation as Research, Research as Creation&#8221;,&nbsp;<\/em>qui explorera les m\u00e9thodes, enjeux et d\u00e9fis des pratiques cr\u00e9atives au sein de la recherche universitaire<\/strong>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 partir des discussions entre artistes et chercheur\u00b7ses engag\u00e9es dans le livre, l&#8217;\u00e9v\u00e9nement sera l&#8217;occasion de r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir aux relations entre la recherche et la cr\u00e9ation, qu&#8217;elles soient appel\u00e9es &#8220;recherche-cr\u00e9ation&#8221;, &#8220;cr\u00e9ation-comme-recherche&#8221;, &#8220;recherche-cr\u00e9ative&#8221;, etc. Les discussions de la journ\u00e9e seront guid\u00e9es par les questions suivantes : <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Qu&#8217;apportent les pratiques et m\u00e9thodologies cr\u00e9atives \u00e0 la recherche universitaire, \u00e0 un projet de recherche pr\u00e9cis, \u00e0 une discipline, \u00e0 un champ ou une question de recherche ?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pourquoi les artistes se tournent-il\u00b7elles vers la recherche et les chercheur\u00b7ses ?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comment les m\u00e9thodologies cr\u00e9atives et universitaires se combinent-elles, se compl\u00e8tent-elles et convergent-elles pour des projets sp\u00e9cifiques ? Qu&#8217;est-ce que cela ouvre en termes de perspectives et quelles en sont les limites et difficult\u00e9s ?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quels termes sont privil\u00e9gi\u00e9s et pourquoi ?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour en discuter, la conversation sera organis\u00e9e autour de la pr\u00e9sentation du livre, de deux tables rondes, \u00ab Espaces publics et production urbaine \u00bb et \u00ab M\u00e9moire, archives et \u2018fant\u00f4mes\u2019 \u00bb, ainsi que d&#8217;une projection de film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Programme :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9h30 \u2013 10h<\/strong>&nbsp;:&nbsp;Accueil et caf\u00e9.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>10h \u2013 11h<\/strong>&nbsp;:&nbsp;<strong>Pr\u00e9sentation du livre&nbsp;<em>Looking For and Learning From Public Spaces in African Cities<\/em>&nbsp;par Pauline Guinard et discussion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>11h \u2013 12h30&nbsp;<\/strong>: <strong>Table-ronde &#8220;Espaces publics et production urbaine&#8221;<\/strong>, centr\u00e9e sur Johannesburg.<br><em>Mod\u00e9ratrice <\/em>: Pauline Guinard.<br><em>Participant\u00b7e<\/em><em>s<\/em> : Alex Opper (Universit\u00e9 de Johannesburg), Neo Muyanga (Centre for the Less Good Idea), Zen Marie (Universit\u00e9 du Witwatersrand).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12h30 \u2013 14h&nbsp;<\/strong>: D\u00e9jeuner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>14h \u2013 15h30&nbsp;<\/strong>: <strong>Table-ronde &#8220;M\u00e9moire, archives et &#8216;fant\u00f4mes'&#8221;<\/strong>.<br><em>Mod\u00e9ratrice <\/em>:  Annael Le Poullennec.<br><em>Participant\u00b7es<\/em> : Nondumiso Msimanga (Universit\u00e9 de Johannesburg), Warren Nebe et Sibongile Bhebhe (Drama for Life, Universit\u00e9 du Witwatersrand), Bronwyn Lace (Centre for the Less Good Idea) et Anna Seiderer (Universit\u00e9 Paris 8).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>15h30 \u2013 16h30&nbsp;<\/strong>: Projection de <em>Trouble Sleep<\/em>, film d&#8217;Alain Kassanda (2020, 41 minutes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chacune de ces discussions sera abord\u00e9e par le prisme de la recherche-cr\u00e9ation.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>L&#8217;\u00e9v\u00e9nement est gratuit, mais il est n\u00e9cessaire de s&#8217;inscrire <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScge0XG-7cvrFCZJMQ8eWsI6iXRRCnt1k2nlUOnUvdwRVmSmw\/viewform?usp=header\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ici<\/a>, avant le dimanche 16 f\u00e9vrier.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScge0XG-7cvrFCZJMQ8eWsI6iXRRCnt1k2nlUOnUvdwRVmSmw\/viewform?usp=header\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSVP here<\/a>, before Sunday, 16 February.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pauline Guinard, Associate Professor in Geography at \u00c9cole normale sup\u00e9rieure (ENS-Paris) is coming to IFAS-Research as visiting researcher in February. On the occasion of the upcoming publication of the book&nbsp;<em>Looking For and Learning From Public Spaces in African Cities<\/em>, coordinated by Emilie Guitard (CNRS), Ismael Maazaz (Tempere University, Finland) and Pauline&nbsp;Guinard&nbsp;(ENS Paris), in our Africae Studies collection, <strong>Pauline Guinard and Annael Le Poullennec, director of IFAS-Research, are organising a seminar on February 18<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;titled&nbsp;<em>&#8220;Creation as Research, Research as Creation&#8221;<\/em>, to reflect on the methods, possibilities,&nbsp;and challenges of the use of creative practices in academic research<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taking artists-researchers&nbsp;discussions in the book as a starting point, we will take the opportunity to reflect on the relations&nbsp;between research and creation, be it labelled arts-based-research, creation-as-research, creative-research, etc. Guiding questions for the day are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What do creative practices and methodologies bring to academic research, to a specific research project, to a discipline, to a research field or question?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why do artists turn to research and researchers? How do creative and academic methodologies combine, alternate, converge for specific projects?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What possibilities are opened? What limitations\/difficulties encountered?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What terms are preferred and why?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To discuss this, we will organize our conversation around the book presentation, two roundtables, \u201cPublic spaces and urban production\u201d and \u201cMemory, archives and \u2018ghosts&#8217;\u201d and a film screening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>Programme:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>09:30am &#8211; 10:00am<\/strong>: Welcome Coffee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>10:00am &#8211; 11:00am<\/strong>: <strong>Presentation of the book&nbsp;<em>Looking For and Learning From Public Spaces in African Cities<\/em>&nbsp;by Pauline Guinard and discussions<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>11:00am &#8211; 12:30pm<\/strong>: <strong>Roundtable \u201cPublic spaces and urban production\u201d<\/strong>, focused on Johannesburg. <br><em>Moderator<\/em>: Pauline Guinard. <br><em>Participants<\/em>: Alex Opper (University of Johannesburg), Neo Muyanga (Centre for the Less Good Idea), Zen Marie (University of the Witwatersrand).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>12:30pm &#8211; 2:00pm<\/strong>: Lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2:00pm &#8211; 3:30pm: Roundtable \u201cMemory, archives and &#8216;ghosts&#8217;\u201d<\/strong>. <br><em>Moderator<\/em>: Annael Le Poullennec.<br><em>Participants<\/em>: Nondumiso Msimanga (University of Johannesburg), Warren Nebe and Sibongile Bhebhe (Drama for Life, University of the Witwatersrand), Bronwyn Lace (Centre for the Less Good Idea) and Anna Seiderer (Universit\u00e9 Paris 8).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3:30pm &#8211; 4:30pm<\/strong>: Screening of <em>Trouble Sleep<\/em>, a film by Alain Kassanda (2020, 41 minutes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each of these discussions will be approached through the lens of practise-led or creative research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The event is free, but it is required to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScge0XG-7cvrFCZJMQ8eWsI6iXRRCnt1k2nlUOnUvdwRVmSmw\/viewform?usp=header\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSVP here<\/a> before Sunday, 16 February.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday, 18 March 2025 | 9:30 for 10:00am &#8211; 4:30pm IFAS-Research | French Institute, 1st\u00a0floor, 62 Juta Street, Braamfontein [English version below] Inscrivez-vous ici avant le dimanche 16 f\u00e9vrier. 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