Sanitise your hands with rainbows!’ Encouraging self-representation in times of crisis

Inclusive reflections on Covid-19, together with women with learning disabilities from East London

Bibliographic Data

ID15080843
AuthorsFlorian J Seubert (0000-0001-5352-4105, Theatre and Performance Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume27
Issue4
Pages443-457
Publication date2022-10-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueResearch in Drama Education The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1356-9783 • E-ISSN: 1470-112X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13569783.2022.2049223
OpenAlexW4220902335
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited10

This article re-contextualises applied drama practice in the wake of Covid-19, with a particular focus on cognitive diversity. From an inclusive perspective, it asks how encouraging self-expression helps to diversify the still often one-dimensional perception of people with learning disabilities in media reports. It thereby continues an on-going argument around empowered representation within disability drama and culture. The article traces arts practice that engaged a group of women with learning disabilities in reflections about the lockdown 2020. The practice section of the article documents three concrete examples from a workshop series with the members of Powerhouse, a group of women with learning disabilities from the East of London

Art · Drama · Media studies · Pedagogy · Perception · Political science · Self-advocacy · Sociology · The arts · Visual arts · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Diversity and Impact of Dance · Gender Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Theatre and Performance Studies

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