Performing the languages we live
This blog post is a copy of its original publication on the Creative Multilingualism blog here ‘We breathe English, but we don’t live it’ says Dion Nkomo, educator at the University of Cape Town.* Nkomo’s claim echoes the powerful voices before him of South African resistance against colonialism, apartheid and […]
The body, making and languaging: The first time my PhD research meets practice
I will soon be delivering a workshop for performers and practitioners that explores how and when the performer’s body might disrupt otherwise dominant uses of language. This is my first opportunity to bring together performers and practitioners to challenge and elaborate my PhD’s key findings with their accumulative knowledges, skills […]
Celebrating the PhD, onwards ECR
Yesterday I experienced the PhD viva and left unscathed (!), enthusiastic about the nature of the PhD reviewing and examining process, and able to celebrate, for the very first time, my own prospects as an early career researcher (ECR). In the past four years I have been nourished and supported […]
Holding value in the last leg: Completing my PhD @ Odox Arts, Birmingham
I thought it’s time I pen a hybrid of the static ‘holding page’ and blog post that details my current position as well as signals the next promising phase. After completing a stimulating albeit challenging final teaching term at Warwick Uni, I decided to embrace my new Birmingham location and […]