A Place For Words: Articles and critical thinking
Sarah Butler has published a series of articles and papers exploring the ideas presented on this site in more detail. Please follow the links below to download pdf versions of these articles.
The role of creative writers in the process of regeneration - an in depth article for Writing in Education, the journal of National Association of Writers in Education.
The Words on the Street - an article for regeneration journal, New Start Mag, July 2008.
‘Narrating the City’ was a paper presented by Sarah Butler at Leeds Metropolitan University's seminar Playing In Urban Spaces on 3rd October 2008. ‘Narrating the City’, explores whether there is a role and a space for literature, creative writing and literary theory to inform and explore our relationship to urban space.
‘Almost An Island?’ an article in Writing in Education, Spring 2009, the journal of National Association of Writers in Education, documenting a project exploring the Greenwich Peninsula in words and sound by Sarah Butler and Aoife Mannix
‘Writing The City’ : A write up of a panel discussion asking 'What role can writers play in the process of regeneration?' which took place as part of the 2008 TINAG festival.
If you subscribe to Arts Professional, you can log in and read Words of Wisdom, an article discussing how writers can use their consultative skills to support and improve regeneration.
Public Displays.... examines the growing role for writers working in urban regeneration and public art. It was first published in the writing journal, Mslexia, issue 42 July/Aug/Sept 2009.
Writers Shaping Places was an event held on 30th June 2009, which asked: How can writers work with architects, designers and planners to engage people in the regeneration of their places and communities? This write up is published on the website of RUDI (Resource for Urban Design Information).
Can Writers Shape Place is a write up of a paper given at the Writing Urban Space conference at Surrey University on 23rd April 2010. A publication of essays from the conference is currently in production.
