Publications

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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 2023/2024. 

Current publications are listed below:

Articles:

‘How COVID-19 & UK Government Policy Shaped the New World of Applied Theatre in British Care Homes’  in Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, 2022. 

https://doi.org/10.1080/13569783.2022.2052831

'Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz: Reflections on being a care worker from the car park',   Care Talk Magazine, 2021. https://www.caretalk.co.uk/reflections-on-being-a-care-home-worker-from-the-car-park/

Book Review:

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

Since 2021 Georgia has had the pleasure of sharing her research and experiences of working creatively with adults aged 65+ at both UK based and International conferences. 

Please see below a brief selection of conferences that Georgia has presented at:

Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference (2022) (North America), Paper title: Past It!: Applied Theatre, Shame Resilience and Older Adults

TaPRA 2022 Annual Conference (2022), Paper title: Remembering the Good Old Days: Reminiscence Theatre, Power and Anti-Ageism Pedagogy

University of Portsmouth Creative Cultural Industry’s Postgraduate Students’ Conference (2022), Paper title: There’s No Going Back: Moving on from Reminiscence Theatre and Mobilising Anti-Ageism Pedagogy

The 10th International Drama in Education Research Institute Conference (2022), Paper Title: Applied Theatre, Performance and Policy: A complex and perplexing relationship 

Children, Youth and Performance Conference, Canada (2022), Paper title: Intergenerational Theatre, Ageism and Shame Resilience 

Arts for Social Change Showcase, Collective Encounters (2022), Paper title: The Chatter Project and Shame Resilience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuMK3xRPJBE

Culture, Health and Wellbeing International Conference (2021), Paper title: The new world of Applied Theatre in British Care Homes: An insight into the reshaping of Applied Theatre in relation to the impact of COVID-19, UK Government Policy and British Care Homes.

To view a video recording of the panel presentation please click the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MedxXjGNJAI&list=PL75gtJSEhlLvpGsawTitijD2DjRkQwdqV&index=17

Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference, North America (2021), Paper title: Reshaping Applied Theatre in relation to the impact of COVID-19, Policy and British Care Homes  

TaPRA-SCUDD Online Postgraduate Symposium 2021 (UK), Paper title: Little Old Ladies & Grumpy Old Men: Applied Theatre as an intervention towards combating shame, myths and conspiracies around ageing.

TaPRA 2021 Annual Conference (2021), Paper title: Applied Theatre, Shame Resilience and Creative Ageing.