From Harms to Harmonies
The 'From Harms to Harmonies' theme aims to gather research ideas, questions and projects that use objects, substances, or actions deemed 'harmful' and actively engages with their impacts to reframe narratives, build collective communities of care, and find commonalities in their causes.
That could be anything from building community from social division and inequality, exploring reparative justice, ensuring safety and care in digital spaces, reframing the narrative around youth violence or working with substance users to understand and mitigate risk. The aim is to explore journeys where harmony is found from harm in multiple corners of the University and beyond.
This will theme will follow our funding model.
The Exploratory Research Funding stage of the From Harms to Harmonies theme will open soon.
Through the From Harms to Harmonies Connections funding of this theme we funded four projects:
- Rethinking Harm around Youth Violence and Drug Economies – Neil Carrier (Anthropology and Archaeology), Gernot Klantschnig (Policy Studies), Jane Slater (Transform Drug Policy Foundation), Mary Ryder (Education)
- Challenging the Harmful Logics of Digital Engagement Algorithms by Fostering Empathetic Connections through Music and Sound – Neil Carrier (Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Bristol), Michelle Forrest (Artist), Jon Somerscales (Artist), Mark Higgins (University of Liverpool)
- Solidarity through Safeguarding: Responding to anti-immigration harms in Bristol – Daniel Godshaw and Natasha Carver (Policy Studies, University of Bristol), Liz Hingley (Artist)
- Coproducing Trauma Informed Pathways to Oral Health Care with Survivors of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking – Nilu Ahmed (Bristol Dental School, University of Bristol), Reena Patel (NHS England South West), Afsha Musa (NHS England South West), Hilary Agg (Unseen)