Prof James Thompson
Biography
I am currently Professor of Applied and Social Theatre and Associate Vice President for Social Responsbility. I am also the founder and Co-Director of In Place of War - a project researching and supporting arts programmes in war and disaster zones. I've written widely on theatre in conflict and peacebuilding situations and my most recent books are Performance Affects (2009) and Humanitarian Performance (2014).
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Previous teaching: Undergraduate: Stages in Conflict/ Performance and War Courses on Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed Prison Theatre Theatre with refugee and asylum seeking communities Postgraduate: Options on the MA in Applied Theatre. Supervision areas: Research Students: Asif Majid - Muslim Youth and Theatre; Ben Dunn - contemporary community based theatre;Garret Scally - Second Language learning and theatre; Sarah Hunter - performance/theatre of Quarantine
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Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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UoM administered thesis: Phd
UoM administered thesis: Phd
UoM administered thesis: Phd