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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND SUBJECT LEAD

Short Biography

My undergraduate studies included Philosophy, English Literature and Biblical Studies (Leeds University and Sheffield University) and Directing at The Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Bratislava, Slovakia. After a stint in Thailand in the Higher Education sector I returned to the UK upon winning a fully funded PhD scholarship at the School of Arts and Performance at The University of Plymouth.
I joined Liverpool Hope University in 2007. My research interests reflect my wide training and learning but my principal areas of publication and exhibition are in the fields of Live Art and Applied Theatre. My current areas of research are triangulated by my interest in critical education, social justice and radical performance practices. Recent projects include The Institute for the Art and Practice of Dissent at Home, The Free University of Liverpool, and the Family Activist Network which has spilled over into publications, performances and events that I co-create with artists, scholars and activists. My latest publications are collaborations with international scholars in the fields of Live Art and Philosophy, specifically in the area of prison education.

Teaching Specialisms:
Modernism/Postmodernism
Performance Art/Live Art
Activism and Performance

Prison Education (Performance and Philosophy)

University Roles:Subject Lead in Drama
Equality and Diversity Committee

Recent Publications:(Books) Non-Philosophy and Aesthetics, Art Disarming Philosophy (2021)10: The Institute for the Art and Practice of Dissent at Home (2019)Four Boys [for Beuys] (2016)
5: The Institute for the Art and Practice of Dissent at Home (2014)

Recent Works:
The Institute for the Art and Practice if Dissent at Home (2007-2019)
The Free University of Liverpool (2010-2014)The Family Activist Newtork (2012-19)
Boards/Networks:I sit on numerous public bodies related to performance excellence and experimental performance practices, including The Live Art Development Agency.