Research Colloquia
The research colloquia are open, quarterly events led by Anke Schäfer. Registration is required for participation. Please use the form below.
Upcoming research colloquium:
Thursday, December 5 at 7 p.m. (UTC/GMT+1):
Boosting Resilience: Photovoice as a Tool for Promoting Well-Being, Social Cohesion and Empowerment
With: Ephrat Huss, Menny Malka & Ofer Edelstein,
from Ben-Gurion University, Negev, Israel. Together they conducted a study using Photovoice as a therapeutic as well as research method to work with older people in a participatory way. Prof. Ephrat Huss is head of the innovative MA program in Art for Social Workers and has published numerous articles on social art-based research. She is the author of groundbreaking books on the subject, including “What We See and What We Say: Using Images in Research, Therapy, Empowerment, and Social Change” (2013). Menny Malka is an expert in photovoice as a participatory research method. Ofer Edelstein brings his deep knowledge from years of quantitative research in gerontology and his personal experience of how this collaborative project has significantly enriched his view of research methods. – Part of the colloquium will be a brief self-experience with the photovoice method. Finally, we will reflect together on its transfer to drama therapy.
To register use the form below
Feel welcome to have a look on the documentation of our past research colloquia
Research circles
1 Research Circle “We do Research! – Doing research!”
In this new working group we develop specific and practice-based ideas for possible research projects in daily drama therapy practice.
Informed by arts-based approaches, this group is supervised by Sabine Koch and Anke Schäfer when required. – First online meeting planned in February 2024. Take part, join us!
Contact: Björn Kaltwasser, info@bjoern-kaltwasser.de
2 Research Group ‘Climate Change & Drama Therapy’:
Special research group on ritual research
Contakt: Ingrid Lutz, lutz@theatertherapie.org
If you have further suggestions for research circles, contact us. A working group should consist of about five people and meet quarterly. The findings that emerge at the meetings can be documented and be discussed in a special annual research circle colloquium.
Possible research circle topics could be (e.g.):
- Funding for drama therapy / “Theatertherapie” research projects
- What can research by non-academics look like?
- What could research tandems look like? Academics in exchange with practitioners
Please submit further suggestions: schaefer@theatertherapie.org