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Research and Publications
Whilst a practitioner across all aspects of drama, Pamela has particular expertise and interest in process drama. Her current research interests are:- Deconstructing the processes of process drama
- Drama for learning and creativity across the curriculum
- Process drama in HIV/AIDS Education
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International Collaboration
Since their meeting whilst studying with Dorothy Heathcote at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Pamela has had a close, enduring and highly successful research and writing partnership with Brian Heap, Staff Tutor in Drama, Philip Sherlock Centre for Creative Arts, University of the West Indies, Jamaica. They are internationally recognised for their work on process drama and regularly share their practice and research as conference workshop leaders and presenters.They are the authors of the international best selling Planning Process Drama; now also translated into Finnish, and are now are working on their next book in which they explore the multifaceted creative process that takes place as a process drama unfolds.
An excellent resource. A must for anyone interested in arts integration in the classroom!
Teaching Artist, MI, USA
Because they are writing from a depth and breadth of classroom experience, the authors are able to de-mystify the processes.
Secondary Teacher, Jamaica
Its given me the confidence to try process drama in my classroom and it works!
Primary Teacher, Durham, UK
In addition, Pamela and Brian are currently bidding for EDULINK funding for a tripartite project between Kingston University, University of the West Indies and the University of Zambia exploring the use of process drama in HIV/AIDS Education.
Their recent presentations and publications include: |
Workshop Leaders - National Drama International Conference 2008 Drama - mind, body & spirit, Durham University |
| Article - Processing Post-Colonialism, in Caribbean Quarterly, 2007 |  |
Paper - Using drama to produce multifaceted art experiences from notionally mono-cultural material, at The Fifth International Drama in Education Research Institute, 2006
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Article - Drama on the run - mapping the practice of process drama in Journal of Aesthetic Education, 2005 Click here to read the abstract of this article. |