Intermedial heterotopia in contextual studies

Katsou, Natalie. 2025. Intermedial heterotopia in contextual studies. Studies in Theatre and Performance, ISSN 1468-2761 [Article] (In Press)

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In this article, I investigate how heterotopic space(s) can be formed through the use of different media in contextual studies in theatre and performance. Specifically, I examine the use of cameras and screens in developing learning practices for undergraduate students. These learning practices frame students’ exploration of identity and promote intermedial interaction as a place of seeing/being and taking part. The intermedial options presented transpose the everyday use of communication technology to a set of creative tools that augment and expand practice-as-research, holding the exploration of various identities at the centre of the learning process. The theoretical framework of my study draws from theories of space and place in relation to experience; I argue that heterotopia(s) can be considered as a place of learning and creativity for analysing and re-shaping context, and I examine how approaches to digital learning can be usefully combined with contemporary intermedial practices. The paradigm of ‘doing-thinking’, as outlined by Jo Scott, supports and contextualises the effort in Higher Education more broadly to establish practice-as-research principles in the pedagogy of contextual studies. As a case study to illustrate my arguments, I outline my teaching practice in workshops that I designed and delivered in 2023 at London Metropolitan University, UK.

Item Type:

Article

Identification Number (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1080/14682761.2025.2489849

Additional Information:

“This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Studies in Theatre and Performance on 9 April 2025, available at: https://doi.org/ 10.1080/14682761.2025.2489849. It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.”

Keywords:

intermediality, contextual studies, London Metropolitan University, intermedial heterotopia, practice as research, doing-thinking

Departments, Centres and Research Units:

Theatre and Performance (TAP)

Dates:

DateEvent
2 January 2025Accepted
9 April 2025Published Online

Item ID:

39194

Date Deposited:

14 Jul 2025 15:49

Last Modified:

14 Jul 2025 15:53

Peer Reviewed:

Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.

URI:

https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/39194

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