How can Live Action Role-Playing (LARP) cultivate Democratic Engagement?

Date
7 October 2026, 12:00–13:00
Location
Zoom: https://uu-se.zoom.us/j/65201326051
Type
Seminar
Lecturer
Sarah Lynne Bowman, Senior lecturer at the Department of Game design, Campus Gotland
Web page
https://www.uu.se/en/staff/gateway/teaching/academic-teaching-and-learning/courses-conferences-and-seminars/seminars
Organiser
Unit for Academic Teaching and Learning
Contact person
Ulrike Schnaas

In this seminar, Sarah Lynne Bowman explores how role-playing games can be used to raise awareness, build resilience, and foster critical thinking in a time when disinformation spreads rapidly and democratic principles are increasingly challenged.