Si Long Chan
Si Long's PhD project title is 'Contested spaces of homelessness and being houseless: creative arts in activism'. Read more about Si Long's research.
Project description
The research explores contested spaces of homelessness and houselessness in Newcastle upon Tyne. Specifically with the epistemic violence in knowledge production around homelessness and houselessness.
The research surrounded several creative arts projects, including:
- Lucky Tries... and Tries Again,
This was a collaborative theatre project about Health Inequalities and Homelessness in the North East.
- Poetry workshops
This lead to the production of a poetry-film about experiences of homelessness and houselessness.
I am currently working with several research participants on a website. This builds on the research and community work carried out in the North East.
Personal interests
I’m part of a grassroots group of East and Southeast Asian organisers who focus on community building and healing from racial trauma.
If you’re interested in getting involved, please do email me.
Publications
Stenning, A; Chan, SL; Rhodes, L; Smith, K. (2021) ‘The Everyday’ in Social Geographies: An Introduction, The Newcastle Social Geographies Collective (eds), pp.116-122
Blazek, M; Smith, K; Rhodes, L; Chan, SL. (2021) ‘Emotion’ in Social Geographies: An Introduction, The Newcastle Social Geographies Collective (eds), pp.123-130
'Jenga' - a collaborative poem written and performed by Melody Blasich, Si Long Chan, Jane English, Tracey Ford, Martin Hegarty, Francis Kamara, Hjalmar Potts, Edward Russel, & Amy Unwin with the support of Shelter & Will Harris, (2021). Available to watch on YouTube (opens in new tab)
Presentations
Towards transformation and justice: home truths for housing, health, and academia. RGS-IBG 2022.
Researching home when home isn’t safe: homelessness in a time of crisis. (Re)defining Fieldwork 2022.
Staying at Home When Home Isn’t Safe: Homelessness in a Time of Crisis. RGS-IBG 2021.
Staying at Home When Home Isn’t Safe: Homelessness in a Time of Crisis. RC21 Conference 2021.
(co-presented with Daniel Jones): Soup for Our PhD: On Poetic Autoethnographic Methods. RGS-IBG 2021
Teaching
Academic qualifications
MA Human Geography Research, Newcastle University
BA Geography, Newcastle University
Co-Founder of Creative Arts Research Network (CARN)
Contact
Email: l.s.c.chan@newcastle.ac.uk