Kathleen Sitter works with cartographic ’smellscapes’ created by Kate McLean at the University of Kent. Riley Brandt, University of Calgary
Kathleen Sitter works with cartographic 'smellscapes' created by Kate McLean at the University of Kent. Riley Brandt, University of Calgary Innovative UCalgary researcher dives into a world that transcends traditional boundaries to engage the senses and put the stories of disabled people on the map Imagine a place where research and narratives unfold not just through sight and text, but through mapping the other senses, as well. This is the captivating realm of multisensory storytelling. An advocator and expert in this innovative approach, Dr. Kathleen Sitter, MCS'02, MSW'08, PhD'12, has earned the prestigious Dorothy Killam Fellowship for her visionary research, a significant milestone in an already distinguished career. Sitter, an associate professor at the University of Calgary since 2019, is a trailblazer in the field. With a background spanning disability, mental health, human rights and health care, Sitter's innovative approach is evident in the creation of her Multisensory Research Studio , which centralizes sensory methodologies such as tactile maps as ways to understand histories and ways of knowing. Multisensory storytelling.
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