[Air-L] Creative Approaches to Qualitative Research Summer School at the University of Manchester (6–8 July)

[Liang Ge]

Dear all,

For PGR and ECR colleagues interested in exploring creative and participatory approaches to research, you may wish to consider joining the Creative Approaches to Qualitative Research Summer School at the University of Manchester (6–8 July).

This course offers a hands-on introduction to creative approaches to qualitative research. It is designed for researchers and PhD students who already have a background in qualitative research techniques and would like to expand their methodological toolkit to include more creative methods. The course engages with different stages of the research process, from data collection and analysis through to sharing qualitative findings.

The course is taught by a team based in Sociology at Manchester, all of whom are members of the Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives, internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for research on personal life, relationships, and everyday life.

More information about the programme, fees, and bursaries can be found here:

https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/OCl4x7KEP8fkY

Taster Session

We will also hold an online taster session on 19 March, 12–1 pm (UK time).

During this session, you will meet members of the course team and learn more about the topics covered in the summer school, including elicitation and digital methods, facet methodology, and creative approaches to analysing and disseminating qualitative data.

You can register for the taster session here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-approaches-to-qualitative-research-taster-session-online-tickets-1981695454450?aff=oddtdtcreator

The course team will introduce some of the activities planned for the summer school and outline opportunities for participants to discuss methodological issues related to their own research projects. There will also be time to ask questions and get a sense of whether the course is the right fit for you.

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Best wishes,

Liang

Dr Liang Ge (they/them), PhD, FHEA

Lecturer in Sociology

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Plz Check My New Publications here:

Ge, L. (2027). The Grammar of Ambivalences: Subjects, Desires and Affects in the Digital Production and Consumption of Boys’ Love. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Ge, L. (2026). Spectral imaginings and sympoietic creativity: AI hallucinations and the ethics of posthuman creativity. Big Data & Society, 12(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/20539517251400696 (Original work published 2025)

Ge, L., Hu, T., & Ouyang, M. (2025). Digital literacies of intimacy: women’s engagement and learning in otome video games. Information, Communication & Society, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2587132

Hu, T., & Ge, L. (2025). Affective liquidity, synthetic bonds: VTubers as posthuman mediators of digital intimacies. New Media & Society, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448251403091

Ge, L. (2025). Ambivalent desiring subjects: young women, agency and post-(socialist-)feminist sensibilities in China. Feminist Theory, Online First. https://doi.org/10.1177/14647001251334949

Ge, L., Luther, J. D., & Li, E. C.-Y. (2025). Editorial introduction: Queer Asia as Method. Media, Culture & Society, 47(7): 1452-1461. https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437251351143

Ge, L., & Hu, T. (2025). Gamifying intimacy: AI-driven affective engagement and human-virtual human relationships. Media, Culture & Society, 47(6): 1265-78. https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437251337239

Hu, T., & Ge, L. (2025). Datafication of Digital Intimacy: The Dual Logic of Empowerment and Commodification. Games and Culture, Online First. https://doi.org/10.1177/15554120251358522