Celebrating Doreen Wood: Beating the Bounds

Sharon Hooper, Janine Sykes

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Abstract

This case study is a place-based programme of activities designed for a group of Girl Guides to celebrate the contribution Doreen Wood (104 yrs) has made to their community (Meanwood, Leeds, UK) through amateur filmmaking.

The collaborative project extends from the research of filmmaker, Sharon Hooper, and curator, Dr Janine Sykes, and aims to find if the creative (filmmaking and curatorial) activities have any health benefits for the participants. All the creative activities were co-produced with the leaders of the Girlguiding Association (Meanwood Unit). A mixed research method of practice research and discourse analysis was applied, where feedback from participants around the benefits of the activities were captured for analysis, and summarised.

The creative activities entailed: presenting the story of Doreen Wood as a local resident and amateur filmmaker, showing her film, Beating the Bounds (1976); recreating the communal walk on which the film was based; facilitating workshops; and screening a film made by the participants. See below the programme, organised within the regular Girlguiding meetings during April and July 2024 at their normal venue in Meanwood. All parental consents were given for participants to take part in the activities.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCultures of Creative Health
EditorsRowan Bailey
Place of PublicationHuddersfield
PublisherUniversity of Huddersfield Press
Pages174-176
Number of pages3
Volume3
Edition1
ISBN (Print)978-1-86218-238-7
Publication statusPublished - 9 Jan 2025

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