Rosie Knowles: Narratives of Nation - In Search of Therapeutic Landscapes

In the latest instalment of our ‘Narratives of Nation’ series, Rosie Knowles, a PhD researcher at Royal Holloway, tells Isabel about her research into the health geography concept of therapeutic landscapes. In this episode, Rosie shares how her family connections with the steelworks town of Port Talbot inspired her to locate her research here, where she explores therapeutic interactions and connections between this coastal, industrial landscape and its inhabitants.A multitextured landscape in itself, Rosie’s project features creative practices from storytelling to print-making, as well as ethnographic research methods such as walking interviews with members of a local men’s mental health charity. Through this work, she examines how ‘moments of stillness and calm’ can be sought and found in the ‘grey’ industrial settings that sit outside the conventional ‘green’ and ‘blue’ spaces we commonly associate with health and wellness.--------------Image: Rosie Knowles---------------Technecast is a podcast series showcasing research from across the arts and humanities. It is produced by Edwin Gilson, Felix Clutson, Isabel Sykes, Morag Thomas and Olivia Aarons. Fancy turning your research into a podcast episode? We’d be happy to hear from you at [email protected]