Event overview
Come join us at the Goldsmiths/Lewisham Research Café for Autism Acceptance History Month with engaging discussions and presentations!
Grab a free cup of tea or coffee and join students, staff and the general public to hear about current and recent research at Goldsmiths in a relaxed, friendly environment. The presentations will be followed by an opportunity for questions and discussion.
What is Autistic Music?
Nina Danon is a disabled and neurodivergent composer and doctoral researcher. She is developing a musical neuroqueering practice as part of her AHRC CHASE funded PhD at Goldsmiths, which investigates the interconnection between music and neurodivergence from an artistic perspective. Nina is the co-founder of the Neurodivergent Music Network. Find out more: https://linktr.ee/ncdanon
Nina's talk will explore the concept of Autistic music through a creative and cultural lens. She will present possible frameworks to study and understand Autistic music, before examining characteristics of the creative processes of Autistic musicians.
What can an Autistic Body Do?
Theresa Bradbury is currently a part-time Doctoral Researcher at Goldsmiths College within the School of Music, English, and Theatre; her research focuses upon live art practice, Feminist New Materialism, Posthumanism, and Autism. Theresa’s practice-based research has a specialist focus on feminist performance practice and theory and she has exhibited and performed widely. Theresa will share new work in progress, presenting her performative texts exploring her recent Autism diagnosis. Through autoethnographic research, the readings call for a decolonization of Autistic bodies and hint at speculative futures which affirmatively ask -
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
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