Creating Community: The First Step
I reflect upon the first few weeks in my Laidlaw training, meeting my cohort and learning what this journey will mean for me.
About Bruna Caillaux di Napoli
Hi! I'm Bruna, a first-year English Literature undergraduate at Durham University, currently working on my research project. My passion for stories is reflected in my research which focuses on examining storytelling's role in policymaking in creative fields in County Durham.
I am from Brazil but have lived in the Netherlands and Kuwait and therefore have come to love learning all about languages and cultures. Moving around also means I am always open to learning more and adapting to new situations.
In my free time, I am usually cosplaying an old grandma: I crochet, embroider, bake and read. At times, I may also be playing the sims.
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Research Poster: A Case Study in Translating the Narrative
Do shared decisions mean shared stories? This poster, designed to echo Into the Light's own branding, explores narrative convergence within County Durham's co-produced creative-sector partnership, tracing where accounts of challenges and solutions align, and where there is mistranslation.
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What even is Into the Light?
I go through the primary difficulty of my research and trace the process of constructing my methodology.
The Past We Inherit, The Future We Build
I look back on the Durham Miners' Gala, the annual trade union and community festival where I gathered field data, opinions and responses from the general public.
We Are Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts
I reflect on Into the Light's creative call event which creates a shared commitment to back culture, creativity and community in County Durham. This instrumental to gathering field notes and expert panel transcripts for my research.
Spotlight Podcast: Drawing Out Creatives' Stories
I recount my visit to the Spotlight Podcast studio, where every episode co-hosts Alex and Charlie bring a different creative into the studio for an unscripted conversation about their work, their path, and the place that shaped them.
Project Outline: Storytelling as a Mechanism of Co-Creation of Public Policy
Analysing how storytelling functions as a mechanism of participant co-creation within the Into the Light programme’s public policy processes.
Research Poster: A Case Study in Translating the Narrative
Do shared decisions mean shared stories? This poster, designed to echo Into the Light's own branding, explores narrative convergence within County Durham's co-produced creative-sector partnership, tracing where accounts of challenges and solutions align, and where there is mistranslation.