Animation & Public Engagement Symposium 2019 , Texas Tech University

Pérez, Inmaculada Concepción Carpe (Principle researcher)

The Animation Workshop

Description

APES is an annual forum for professionals (scholars and practitioners) concerned with advancing and promoting animation as therapeutic practice, educational technique, and as a tool for social engagement. The symposium identifies new terrains in the interface of animation with society and offers an alternative views of animation beyond artistic expression, entertainment or marketing tool.
Intrinsically interdisciplinary, APES encourages groundbreaking research on the intersection of animation arts and public engagement to identify new fields of inquiry and study vis-à-vis the connection of animation and the public sphere. APES brings together scholars and researchers from areas such as health/well-being; social impact and activism; therapeutic studies, including art and psychotherapies; and educational initiatives.

Key findings

Animation plays an important role within education and art therapy to raise awareness regarding to social justice, inclusion and the cultivation of arts and sciences.

Short title	APES 2019
Acronym	APES
Status	Finished
Effective start/end date	19/09/19 → 21/09/19
Links	http://www.depts.ttu.edu/art/landmark-arts/exhibit_folders/2019-09_APES-2019/index.php

Collaborative partners

Texas Tech University (lead)

Keywords

rehabilitation
culture
research designs, theory and method
aesthetic learning processes
special needs education
children and youth
creative processes
care
animation
Media, communication and languages

Access Project

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Since 2014 APES has been organized by two U.K. organizations and research groups associated with Loughborough University: Healing Education Animation Research Therapy (HEART) and the Animation Academy. APES has invited scholars and professionals from a variety of fields who identify with the cross-disciplinary nature of animation to propose papers, presentations, short film screenings, photographic essays, and interactive talks. APES encouraged submissions from disciplines outside of film and animation that show a cross-disciplinary nature and that propose alternative presentation styles.