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Joseph Dunne-Howrie

Theatre and Performance Academic

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Tag: Performative Writing

Alternatives to the Academic Essay

During lockdown I was amazed at the quality of online work the students produced for the performative writing module I teach at Rose Bruford, so much so that I and the programme directors have decided to make a permanent change …

Posted on November 16, 2020November 16, 2020Categories BlogTags Academia, Performative Writing, Teaching

Virtual Vade Mecum Salons

The limitations of lockdown meant that MA/MFA students at Rose Bruford had to create online pieces to share their performative writing. Despite the challenges, I was amazed by the level of theatricality they achieved with just a laptop and some …

Posted on July 26, 2020July 27, 2020Categories BlogTags Internet Theatre, Lockdown, Performative Writing, Teaching

Imagine…

Imagine browsing a bookshelf in a library or bookshop.

Now imagine a performace that browsed the world looking for audiences. It scans the shelves for peoplebooks, glancing at titlefaces.

Occasionally, an attractive fontface makes it stop.

Picking up the peoplebook, …

Posted on November 12, 2018July 27, 2020Categories Reflections, UncategorizedTags Performative Writing, Teaching

This body

Reading an extract of Kathy Acker’s Blood and Guts in High School, we stand around the room looking at Janey’s dream map.

We put the body of text on a mortuary slab and exhume it’s remains to make a …

Posted on November 8, 2018July 27, 2020Categories BlogTags Performative Writing, Teaching

Vade Mecum at Rose Bruford College

I teach a performative writing class on Rose Bruford’s MA in Actor and Performer Training. The activity of writing is considered performative in it’s capacity to create worlds out of language.  The students are tasked with creating a Vade Mecum …

Posted on May 9, 2018July 27, 2020Categories Reflections, UncategorizedTags Performative Writing, Teaching
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