Theatre of possibilities: exploring hope in applied theare contexts
This seminar will explore recent ARC-funde d research projects that used a range of performance and digital arts strategies with specific groups, including newly arrived refugees, individuals with dementia, prisoners and returning service personnel.
Professor Michael Balfour is Chair and Professor of Applied Theatre at Griffith University. Michael’s research explores theatre and multi-arts approaches in a range of social and community contexts. He has a particular interest in how theatre responds to war and conflict, and in the broad area of arts and social health. He is the series editor of the Methuen Applied Theatre series, and his most recent publications include Applied Theatre: Resettlement, Drama, Refugees and Resilience (2015) and a Special Edition of the Arts and Health Journal: Arts, Social Health and the Military (2015).
*Note: A recording of this seminar will be available on request.
About Research Seminar and Workshop Series
The research seminar and workshop series' occur each semester, each with a different topic and guest speaker from UQ or otherwise.
The seminars occur on a Friday afternoon from 3-4 pm in the Digital Learning Space (Room 224) in the Joyce Ackroyd Building (#37).
Semester 1, 2018 Seminars & Workshops
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Friday, 2 March |
The bizarre paradox of boat people Digital Learning Space (Room 224, Level 2), |
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| Friday, 9 March 3-4pm |
Workshop: Metrics for Grant Writing and Promotion Digital Learning Space (Room 224, Level 2), |
Angela Hannan and Kathleen Smeaton |
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Friday, 16 March |
Digital Learning Space (Room 224, Level 2), |
Dr Ewa Lajer-Burcharth Presented by the Power Institute with support from the Keir Foundation and the UQ Translational Research in Creative Practice research group. |
| Friday, 23 March 3-4pm |
UQ Art Museum |
Eleanor Heartney |
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Friday, 20 April |
Rise of "Bright Noir": Redemption and Moral Optimism in American Contemporary TV-Noir Digital Learning Space (Room 224, Level 2), |
Prof. Alberto Garcia
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| Friday, 27 April 3-4pm |
Digital Learning Space (Room 224, Level 2), |
Prof. Murray Pomerance (Ryerson University) |
| Friday, 4 May 3-4pm |
Paul Lazarsfeld and Facebook: Re-Reading Personal Influence in an Age of Social Media Digital Learning Space (Room 224, Level 2), |
Prof Tom O'Regan |
| Wednesday, 9 May 3-4pm |
Rhythm as a Metaphor for Presence in Prose Fiction Digital Learning Space (Room 224, Level 2), |
Dr Eliza Robertson |
| Friday, 18 May 3-4pm |
TBA Digital Learning Space (Room 224, Level 2), |
Dr Skye Doherty |
| Friday, 1 June 3-4pm |
The Digital Face in Cinema: Science, Technology, Cultural Reception Digital Learning Space (Room 224, Level 2), |
Dr Lisa Bode |
