Y1 projects

All the internet’s a stage

Lockdown has been hard on everyone, and it has been damaging for the performing arts. With theatres closed, and audiences trapped in their homes, things are looking decidedly grim. However, not all hope is lost.

In the face of these challenges, theaters, directors, writers, and actors have started experimenting with the theatrical possibilities of digital platforms. For the very first time, technology has brought theatre from around the world to our laptops, via tools like Zoom, Gather.town, YouTube, WhatsApp, Twitch, and games like Minecraft and Red Dead Redemption

In this project we have delved into the restrictions and affordances offered by various digital platforms. Working together, we have worked to expand the possibilities for theatre in the digital age.

Children’s Literature and Gender Norms

Children’s literature has received widespread attention from educators, artists, historians, literature critics, and psychologists amongst other because of the pivotal impacts it can have on a child’s development. Of particular importance are the ways that children are introduced to norms, values, customs, and worldviews that shape their lives, choices, and possibilities.

This project investigates how gender has been (mis)represented in children’s literature. Relevant questions are: whether children’s literature has challenged or can challenge existing gender roles and stereotypes, whether children literature has surfaced or can surface the multiplicity of gender, whether existing stories on gender can be better told or whether novel stories revolving around gender can be written.

Children’s Literature and Tales of Wisdom

This project revolved around the genre of folktales and involved studying folk tales from around the world to understand their purpose as well as their structure (how the stories are told and to which end). We sought to answer questions such as what is the importance of folk tales for children’s cognitive emotional and moral development?; how are folk tales different in their structure and style by comparison to other children’s stories? How can moralism be avoided in children’s stories and folktales in particular?

Each team set out to explore folk tales (e.g., fables, fairy tales, and myths) from around the world revolving around a particular topic (e.g., outcasts, death, bravery, and femininity) before delving in into the art of story writing and storytelling to eventually create new stories.

DIY Conspiracy Theory: The network of Jeffrey Epstein

For our conspiracy theory project, we researched the famous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his connections. He had a huge network of important and/or famous people, which we displayed in the form of a social media platform, similar to Facebook.

Exploring Animal-Human Relations

The human-animal relationship has changed over time. As the human race evolved, we categorized animals as companions, predators and food. There are many more categories today, like industry, therapy. We, the students part of the project human-animal relationships, aim to approach the diversity of the topic this evening.

Mapping the generous City

In this project we asked ourselves: what makes a city generous? How are various city spaces used––or not used––by different groups of people? How has use of spaces been affected by the COVID pandemic? To explore these questions we used our own experiences of the city and conceptualised a more generous city in the post-COVID world. What came from this project are four unique deliverables which each had their own special approach on to how to make a city more generous

Social Connection during Lockdown

The many restrictions and lockdowns due to the corona-virus, influence our ability for social connection. For this project we investigate the effect of these restrictions on young people. How do young people (14-20 years old) manage, or not manage, to connect during a lockdown? What are the effects of social isolation on mental and physical wellbeing? What are implications for teens still living at home?

Sustainable Planet

Sometimes it feels like the world is falling apart. However, these times also open new opportunities for those who have the courage to influence the future. Collaboration among individuals and across disciplines is key if we are to meet contemporary challenges. To understand how these challenges can be addressed, this project will look at the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim “to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people embrace peace and prosperity by 2030.”

Inspired by the Helsinki Challenge, we have explored readily available knowledge. We have created project proposals that can address the SDGs, coming up with research-based solutions that are socially and environmentally sound. Our objective was to make a measurable impact.

The Amfidroom Project

The Amfidroom project is a project about the mysterious and beautiful North Sea. We explored, gathered and exchanged information on the North Sea from different angles and in different settings. Every group had to make, create and present their own art installation related to the North Sea. On our website, you will see the final projects. The project was a creative, fun and inspiring journey and we put a lot of effort in our projects!