Selina Busby
Biographic Data
| ID | 7546891 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Selina Busby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Selina |
| FAMILY NAME | Busby |
| SIGNATURE | BUSBY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0381-0047 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Standing on the shoulders of giants 2
This editorial includes the last collection of research essays that were initially received, processed, and published by our predecessor, Prof James Thompson. James Thompson had been the editor of
Welcome to RiDE 30
Welcome to the second Open Edition of Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance of 2025. The eagled-eyed of you will have noticed that our editions are running lat
Applied Theatre
This article draws on a twenty-year relationship of short-term interventions with Dalit communities living in informal settlements, sub-cities and urban villages in Mumbai, that have sought to create public theatre events based on research by and with communities that celebrate, problematise and interrogate sustainable urban living. In looking back over the developments and changes to our working methods in Mumbai, I explore how the projects prio…
Kenyan Rock Art
This article responds to Olof Franck’s vision of a less didactic and more creative approach to Education for Sustainable Development. We consider how a multidisciplinary applied theatre project, bringing together Earth Sciences, Ancient Rock Art, storytelling, digital technology, and drama education knowledges and techniques can foster a more creative approach. The article is rooted in our analysis of the African Rock Art: protecting the past, fa…
Standing on the shoulders of Giants (Part 1)
Welcome to RiDE’s final edition of 2024 and the first edition we have had the pleasure and privilege of co-editing. We are intensely aware of the rigorous and diligent work and care that has been g
De-centring and the RiDE Journal
The World Trade Centre's twin towers are under attack from a group of suicide bombers. It is major news. The ramifications are extraordinary, and many people remember where they were on the day.But
Streets, bridges, cul-de-sacs, and dreams
This paper examines a New York-based project, Crossing Bridges, that brings together 15 sex-trafficked and homeless young people and 15 award winning Broadway artists to create theatre together. These two participant extremes offer a unique opportunity to contribute considerably to new iterations of both communal practice and the aspirational aims that underpin applied theatre projects. Drawing on Henry Giroux’s concept of the culture of cruelty,…
Finding a concrete utopia in the dystopia of a ‘sub-city’
This article examines a 10-year long series of annual short-term interventions with young people living in Dharavi (India) that has led to a number of public theatre events. The partnership offers a unique training experience to students from the UK in theatre facilitation, and a regular opportunity to participate in theatre for young people in Dharavi. It brings together students from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (University of L…
A pedagogy of utopia
A short article exploring the relationship between pedagogy and utopia for the 20th anniversary of Research in Drama Education
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A pedagogy of utopia
A short article exploring the relationship between pedagogy and utopia for the 20th anniversary of Research in Drama Education
Finding a concrete utopia in the dystopia of a ‘sub-city’
This article examines a 10-year long series of annual short-term interventions with young people living in Dharavi (India) that has led to a number of public theatre events. The partnership offers a unique training experience to students from the UK in theatre facilitation, and a regular opportunity to participate in theatre for young people in Dharavi. It brings together students from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (University of L…
Streets, bridges, cul-de-sacs, and dreams
This paper examines a New York-based project, Crossing Bridges, that brings together 15 sex-trafficked and homeless young people and 15 award winning Broadway artists to create theatre together. These two participant extremes offer a unique opportunity to contribute considerably to new iterations of both communal practice and the aspirational aims that underpin applied theatre projects. Drawing on Henry Giroux’s concept of the culture of cruelty,…
De-centring and the RiDE Journal
The World Trade Centre's twin towers are under attack from a group of suicide bombers. It is major news. The ramifications are extraordinary, and many people remember where they were on the day.But
Applied Theatre
This article draws on a twenty-year relationship of short-term interventions with Dalit communities living in informal settlements, sub-cities and urban villages in Mumbai, that have sought to create public theatre events based on research by and with communities that celebrate, problematise and interrogate sustainable urban living. In looking back over the developments and changes to our working methods in Mumbai, I explore how the projects prio…
Kenyan Rock Art
This article responds to Olof Franck’s vision of a less didactic and more creative approach to Education for Sustainable Development. We consider how a multidisciplinary applied theatre project, bringing together Earth Sciences, Ancient Rock Art, storytelling, digital technology, and drama education knowledges and techniques can foster a more creative approach. The article is rooted in our analysis of the African Rock Art: protecting the past, fa…
Standing on the shoulders of Giants (Part 1)
Welcome to RiDE’s final edition of 2024 and the first edition we have had the pleasure and privilege of co-editing. We are intensely aware of the rigorous and diligent work and care that has been g
Standing on the shoulders of giants 2
This editorial includes the last collection of research essays that were initially received, processed, and published by our predecessor, Prof James Thompson. James Thompson had been the editor of
Welcome to RiDE 30
Welcome to the second Open Edition of Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance of 2025. The eagled-eyed of you will have noticed that our editions are running lat
Art (5 works) · Theatre and Performance Studies (5 works) · Drama (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Social science (3 works) · Visual arts (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Art history (2 works)