A gendered therapeutic learning landscape: Responding creatively to a pandemic
Australian Journal of Adult Learning
; 62(1):8-30, 2022.
Article
in English
| Web of Science | ID: covidwho-1980482
ABSTRACT
Crafting has occupied the hands and minds of women over many centuries providing vital connections with cultural skills and with community. While the COVID-19 pandemic has isolated women in their homes, it has also provided opportunities for women to reconnect to crafting through virtual spaces. This paper draws on a thematic analysis of a focus group interview examining the experiences of regional women participating in a crafting group and identifies the ways in which they used craft to support their wellbeing. Drawing on the concept of therapeutic landscapes, the paper highlights that connection in a virtual craft group supports lifelong learning and wellbeing, brings women together in support through a community of women's practice and facilitates opportunities for producing meaningful and commemorative quilting projects This finding has implications for a society experiencing unprecedented levels of stress, mental illness and anxiety about the future.
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Web of Science
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English
Journal:
Australian Journal of Adult Learning
Year:
2022
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Article
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