Project title:
Narratives of masculinity: visual accounts of young men’s experience of fatherhood
“This project aims to address the worrying rise of mental illness and suicide in young men aged 18-35 in the UK by understanding the vulnerability of men.”
Researcher:
Dr Jonathan Isserow
School of Psychology
University of Roehampton
Project proposal:
This project aims to address the worrying rise of mental illness and suicide in young men aged 18 – 35 in the UK by understanding the vulnerability of men. This project innovatively examines the period when young men become fathers through a series of image-generating workshops and audio reflections, and a five to eight-minute animation, to be disseminated. The animation will visually represent new narratives that will broaden the emotional base of what it means to be a man, contributing significantly to men’s mental health and well-being
Photo by Jurien Huggins on Unsplash
Themes:
Enabling transformational change
Encouraging the arts
Seeking justice
Promoting wellbeing
Nurturing rooted communities
Thinking globally
Amplifying voices