You are cordially invited to an evening exhibition showcasing powerful images and narratives from the VISAR research, revealing how everyday objects can illuminate understanding and lived experiences of racism, resistance, belonging and hope.
Taking place from 5–6pm on Thursday 29th October, 2026, the event invites social workers and others to pause, reflect and consider how seeing and understanding these stories can inspire meaningful action in practice and beyond. Viewing of the exhibition will be followed by a short talk by Prospera Tedam.
Researchers
Professor Prospera Tedam, UCD.
Her profile can be accessed here https://people.ucd.ie/prospera.tedam/about
Professor Mark Doel, Emeritus Professor at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
Prof Doel is a registered social worker with twenty years’ community-based social work practice. He has experience as a social work teacher and training consultant, practice educator (field instructor), doctoral supervisor and external examiner, Head of School of Social Work, and as a researcher, project director and Principal Investigator. As an author, co-author and editor, Mark has published 23 books, plus many scholarly articles and chapters and works of fiction; he has experience as a journal editor, a reviewer and journal Board member. Mark has lived and worked in the US, has extensive experience in eastern Europe and works alongside community activists in Kolkata, India. He is Honorary Professor at Tbilisi State University, Georgia, where he recently completed an oral history, Soviet Georgia in 20 Objects. He is a previous Vice-President of the International Association for Social Work with Groups (IASWG).
