Publications

As of 2021 Georgia Bowers has begun to publish essays for a range of major peer-reviewed academic journals and edited volumes, which will be formally released in 2025/2026. 

Current publications are listed below:

Articles:

“An autoethnographic exploration of the presence of death and grief within applied theatre with older adults”, Bowers, G. G., (2024) Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/13569783.2024.244270 

“Wellness, Community, and Aging: Refocused and Renewed”, Gaines, A., Hughes, E., & Bowers, G.G., (2024), Theatre Topics https://doi.org/10.1353/tt.2024.a920476. 

“Invading Capitalist Ageism in Applied Theatre through Anti-Ageism Praxis”, Bowers, G.G.,  (2024) Performance Research https://doi.org/10.1080/13528165.2023.2272511 

“How COVID-19 & UK Government Policy Shaped the New World of Applied Theatre in British Care Homes”, Bowers, G.G., (2022) Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance  https://doi.org/10.1080/13569783.2022.2052831 

Blog Posts:

“Creative Ageing SIG SPOTLIGHT on Practice: Internalised Ageism in the Arts”, Bowers, G. G., and Flourishing Lives. Ageing Issues: British Society of Gerontology, December 2024, https://ageingissues.wordpress.com/2024/12/02/creative-ageing-sig-spotlight-on-practice-internalised-ageism-in-the-arts/ 

“Spotlight on ageism – how theatre challenges our ageist attitudes – internally and externally”, Bowers, G.G., International Longevity Centre UK, November 2024, https://ilcuk.org.uk/spotlight-on-ageism/ 

“Why housing for LGBTQ+ people later in life matters”, Bowers, G.G., Green, B., and King, A. The Housing Learning and Improvement Network, June 2024, https://www.housinglin.org.uk/blogs/Why-housing-for-LGBTQ-people-later-in-life-matters/ 

“Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz: Reflections on being a care worker from the car park”, Bowers, G.G., (2021) Care Talk,  https://www.caretalk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/caretalk-nov-2021.pdf 

Book Review:

Applied Theatre: Creative Ageing, Youth Theatre Journal, 2020, 34:2, 172-173, DOI: 10.1080/08929092.2020.18611503