Rachel Drury
Biographic Data
| ID | 6549268 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Drury |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Drury |
| SIGNATURE | DRURY R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Glasgow UK |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2807-3442 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Getting to the Art of the Matter
This paper explores relational understandings of children's participation rights, particularly for babies and very young children under 2 years old. We draw on selected data from the Voice of the Baby research project commissioned by Starcatchers, an early years arts organisation in Scotland (2022‐ongoing). The overarching aim of the Voice of the Baby project is to explore how babies' participation rights might be realised through the participato…
When Women Talk
This study explores radio as a creative art form supporting participatory rights for incarcerated women in Scotland. Findings reveal three themes: Agency and Influence, Identity and New Narratives, and Finding a Community. Participants gained confidence, strengthened their identities, and influenced their environment. The research highlights how the arts humanize incarcerated people, challenge institutional norms, and foster active citizenship. T…
Hearing The Voice of the Baby Through Participatory Arts
This paper discusses the findings from the Voice of the Baby project which explores the ways in which participatory arts contexts enable the participatory rights of babies, in particular those enshrined in Article 12 of the United Nations Convenion on the Rights of the Child ( crc ). Data gathered through observation of arts experiences with babies were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis and resulted in a standalone resource to support pa…
The infant audience
The advances of scientific techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging and functional magnetic resonance imaging have led to an enormous increase in understanding of the physical, neurological and cognitive developments in infancy. Alongside this, radical new forms of theatre, dance and music have emerged, aimed at this same age group. Many artists now work alongside child psychologists, educators and other infant specialists to design performi…
The infant audience
The advances of scientific techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging and functional magnetic resonance imaging have led to an enormous increase in understanding of the physical, neurological and cognitive developments in infancy. Alongside this, radical new forms of theatre, dance and music have emerged, aimed at this same age group. Many artists now work alongside child psychologists, educators and other infant specialists to design performi…
The infant audience
The advances of scientific techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging and functional magnetic resonance imaging have led to an enormous increase in understanding of the physical, neurological and cognitive developments in infancy. Alongside this, radical new forms of theatre, dance and music have emerged, aimed at this same age group. Many artists now work alongside child psychologists, educators and other infant specialists to design performi…
When Women Talk
This study explores radio as a creative art form supporting participatory rights for incarcerated women in Scotland. Findings reveal three themes: Agency and Influence, Identity and New Narratives, and Finding a Community. Participants gained confidence, strengthened their identities, and influenced their environment. The research highlights how the arts humanize incarcerated people, challenge institutional norms, and foster active citizenship. T…
Hearing The Voice of the Baby Through Participatory Arts
This paper discusses the findings from the Voice of the Baby project which explores the ways in which participatory arts contexts enable the participatory rights of babies, in particular those enshrined in Article 12 of the United Nations Convenion on the Rights of the Child ( crc ). Data gathered through observation of arts experiences with babies were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis and resulted in a standalone resource to support pa…
Getting to the Art of the Matter
This paper explores relational understandings of children's participation rights, particularly for babies and very young children under 2 years old. We draw on selected data from the Voice of the Baby research project commissioned by Starcatchers, an early years arts organisation in Scotland (2022‐ongoing). The overarching aim of the Voice of the Baby project is to explore how babies' participation rights might be realised through the participato…
The arts (4 works) · Citizen journalism (3 works) · Participatory action research (3 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (2 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (2 works) · Participatory Visual Research Methods (2 works) · Reflexivity (2 works) · Active listening (1 work) · Agency (philosophy) (1 work) · Art (1 work)