Dr Esther Sayers

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Publications and research outputs

ArtScapers: being and becoming creative Ayliffe, Paula; Sapsed, Ruth; Sayers, Esther and Whitley, David. 2020. ArtScapers: being and becoming creative. Cambridge: Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination. ISBN 9780992625962

Learning for Life: skateboarding, public pedagogy and belonging Sayers, Esther. 2025. Learning for Life: skateboarding, public pedagogy and belonging. In: Sander Holsgens and Adelina Ong, eds. Skate/Worlds: new pedagogies for skateboarding. Groningen, Netherlands: Groningen University Press, pp. 73-94. ISBN 9789403430607
From Art Appreciation to Pedagogies of Dissent: Gallery Education Rethinks the Inclusion Agenda Sayers, Esther. 2015. From Art Appreciation to Pedagogies of Dissent: Gallery Education Rethinks the Inclusion Agenda. In: Anna Hickey Moody and Tara Page, eds. Arts, Pedagogy and Cultural Resistance: New Materialisms. London: Rowman and Littlefield.
Subjectivities and school art education Sayers, Esther. 2011. Subjectivities and school art education. In: Dennis Atkinson, ed. Art, Equality and Learning: Pedagogies Against the State. Sense Publishers, pp. 49-66. ISBN 978-9460914522

Skateparks as communities of care: the role of skateboarding in girls’ and non-binary youth’s mental health recovery during lockdown Clark, Sheryl and Sayers, Esther. 2025. Skateparks as communities of care: the role of skateboarding in girls’ and non-binary youth’s mental health recovery during lockdown. Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 33(2), pp. 613-632. ISSN 1468-1366
Book Review: Pedagogies of Taking Care by Dennis Atkinson Sayers, Esther. 2024. Book Review: Pedagogies of Taking Care by Dennis Atkinson. Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain Blog,
Skateboarding, Time and Ethics: An auto ethnographic adventure of motherhood and risk Sayers, Esther. 2023. Skateboarding, Time and Ethics: An auto ethnographic adventure of motherhood and risk. Sport, Ethics and Philosophy, 17(3), pp. 306-326. ISSN 1751-1321

Beyond Boards Episode 79 - Esther Sayers Sayers, Esther and Delille, Quentin. 2024. Beyond Boards Episode 79 - Esther Sayers.
Board Women: Feel the fear and drop in anyway - Esther Sayers Season 0, Ep. 2 Sayers, Esther. 2024. Board Women: Feel the fear and drop in anyway - Esther Sayers Season 0, Ep. 2.

The Materiality of Skateboarding: Motion as Material Sayers, Esther. 2019. The Materiality of Skateboarding: Motion as Material.
City Mill Skate (@citymillskate) Instagram photos and videos Sayers, Esther and Griffin, Sam. 2019. City Mill Skate (@citymillskate) Instagram photos and videos.
ArtScapers online resource Sayers, Esther; Sapsed, Ruth; Jasilek, Susanne and Arenge, Gabby. 2016. ArtScapers online resource.

City Mill Pool Street Sayers, Esther; Griffin, Sam and Wilkinson, Sam. 2022. City Mill Pool Street.

Making ‘Culture Vultures’: an investigation into the socio-‐cultural factors that determine what and how young people learn in the art gallery Sayers, Esther. 2014. Making ‘Culture Vultures’: an investigation into the socio-‐cultural factors that determine what and how young people learn in the art gallery. Doctoral thesis, Goldsmiths, University of London

Common Grounds: Skateboarding, Learning and the Built Environment Sayers, Esther. 2024. Common Grounds: Skateboarding, Learning and the Built Environment. City Mill Skate and UCL, London.
Skateboarding, Pedagogy and Motherhood Sayers, Esther. 2019. Skateboarding, Pedagogy and Motherhood. Free Skateboard Magazine, London.