Description
This workshop worked with a group of young people (aged 12 to 16) to explore understandings of boundaries, identity and place in Northern Ireland. We introduced the concept of community mapping as a tool through which to articulate challenges and opportunities about the neighbourhoods and cities we live in. Participants were given cameras and guided through two interface communities in West Belfast-the Falls and Shankill which are physically divided by a large peacewall. Interfaces are areas which share a common boundary which is often physically demarcated between a predominantly unionist area and a predominantly nationalist area. Participants took a series of photos which they felt reflected the idea of borders, identity and citizenship. This workshop had a number of important outcomes:1)It introduced participants to a series of methodological approaches to understanding the spatial dynamics of borders and boundaries including community mapping, photography and fieldwork;
2)It empowered young people to record/photograph sites in the landscape that they felt were relevant thus building agency; and
3)It engaged young people in discussions about the ways in which borders and boundaries work on multiple scales (community to national).
| Period | 17 May 2023 |
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| Event type | Conference |