Carklin, Michael;
(2020)
Image Theatre as Embodied Meaning-Making: An Analysis of Collaborative Workshops with Faculty Staff.
Doctoral thesis (Ed.D), UCL (University College London).
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This thesis explores the meaning-making potential of image theatre - a participatory drama-based group activity - and in particular how we might understand the significance of embodiment as fundamental to this approach. In my role leading and managing colleagues in a University academic department, I have been interested in the potential of image theatre to create a space for colleagues to engage with each other, share views and perceptions of their work, and explore opportunities for change within the workplace. Through exploring the literature in applied theatre research, I argue that claims for the value and impact of image theatre are often anecdotal or descriptive, and that there is a need for a more precise conceptualisation of embodiment to help develop a more insightful understanding of image theatre as an embodied activity. This thesis outlines the development and application of a methodology for analysing the material generated through image theatre workshops in a way that elucidates the effects of embodied elements and processes. In so doing, it focuses on the image theatre process itself, and the methods used for collating, archiving and analysing the material. An analysis of the workshops offers insight into how, as an embodied method, image theatre creates distinctive kinds of meaning. In so doing, it offers empirical support for understanding the specific productivity of image theatre workshops. Focusing on the interactive and experimental nature of image theatre, this thesis offers critical perspectives on the ways that meaning is not just produced, but is co-created and re-created dynamically and collaboratively. It outlines stages of experimentation in the workshop process and uses the transcription of embodied elements to explore these processes in more depth, arguing that there is a continuum of meaning production through different types of interpretation and engagement with the images.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Qualification: | Ed.D |
| Title: | Image Theatre as Embodied Meaning-Making: An Analysis of Collaborative Workshops with Faculty Staff |
| Event: | UCL (University College London) |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2021. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10118451 |
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