Ageing, Drama and Creativity: a critical review

老龄化、戏剧性和创造力：批判性评论

• 批准号: AH/L005522/1
• 负责人: Miriam Bernard
• 金额: $ 2.85万
• 依托单位: Keele University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2014 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FL005522%2F1
• 关键词: Ageing; Drama; Creativity; critical; review

This proposal is to produce a critical review on 'ageing, drama and creativity', focusing on cultural value as viewed through the lens of older people's experiences of theatre and theatre-making. The rationale for the review arises from the interdisciplinary work on theatre and ageing we have been carrying out since 2009 through the Ages and Stages projects, which have explored the role a particular cultural institution (the Victoria/New Vic Theatre) has played in the lives of older people in North Staffordshire. Our research, and that of others, has led us to identify a gap in our knowledge: whilst we know quite a lot about the practice of undertaking creative drama-based projects with older people, our conceptual and empirical understandings of how cultural value is viewed by the participants in these projects is much more limited.The review is set against developments in 'cultural gerontology' and critical gerontology, which acknowledge the wider social/cultural context of ageing; engage with new theorising and methodologies which cut across the social sciences and the humanities; and recognise the skills, abilities and contributions of older people rather than framing ageing as 'a problem to be solved' in contemporary society. Literary and cultural scholars have also become increasingly interested in the artistic outputs of older people, and in how the arts may construct, perpetuate and challenge stereotypical views and existing models of the ageing process. Theatre is a particularly fruitful context for such investigations not least because it is a cultural arena in which older people are particularly active participants. However, whilst older people may be visible as audience members and volunteers, what is less well understood is the cultural value of engaging older people in theatre making itself; how this develops individuals; and the links this may not facilitate between different generations within a given community. The overarching research question to be addressed in this review is: What does the research and literature tell us about the cultural value older people derive from their involvement with theatre in general, and theatre-making in particular? Secondary questions are: What conceptual and theoretical frameworks, if any, have been used to research older people's experiences of theatre/theatre-making?; What methodologies and research designs have been employed in existing studies? What are the key research findings concerning how older people involved in theatre and theatre-making conceptualise and understand cultural value?We will take a systematic approach to the literature so that we can be as transparent as possible about how our searches were conducted and/or the comprehensiveness of our coverage, whilst also being open to where our searches and networks may lead us. We will begin with the sources we have accumulated over the course of the Ages and Stages project, combined with searches of the main electronic databases in both Social Sciences and Humanities and other search engines. We will also search grey literature, using our established networks and databases such as Open Grey (the System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe [SIGLE]). The Critical Review will be published on our website and we will use our established networks to bring the findings of the project to policy makers and practitioners locally, nationally and internationally. A further aim of the review is to link it to new work with the 'Ages and Stages Company' designed to explore participants' experiences and understandings of cultural value. This is the subject of a separate proposal for a Research Development Award on 'the cultural value of older people's experiences of theatre making'. We will hold an invited workshop in early May 2014 to present the initial findings from the review. If awarded, the workshop will also feature a new performance piece and findings from the Research Development Project.

这项建议旨在对“老龄化、戏剧和创造力”进行批判性审查，重点是通过老年人的戏剧和戏剧制作经验的透镜来看待文化价值。审查的理由来自戏剧和老龄化的跨学科工作，我们一直在进行自2009年以来通过年龄和阶段项目，其中探讨了一个特定的文化机构（维多利亚/新维克剧院）的作用发挥了老年人的生活在北斯塔福德郡。我们和其他人的研究使我们发现了我们知识中的一个缺口：虽然我们对与老年人开展以戏剧为基础的创造性项目的实践有了相当多的了解，但我们对这些项目参与者如何看待文化价值的概念和经验理解却非常有限。本文的评论是针对“文化老年学”和批判老年学的发展，这承认老龄化的更广泛的社会/文化背景;参与跨越社会科学和人文科学的新理论和方法;并承认老年人的技能，能力和贡献，而不是将老龄化视为当代社会“有待解决的问题”。文学和文化学者也越来越关注老年人的艺术作品，以及艺术如何构建、延续和挑战关于老龄化进程的陈规定型观念和现有模式。戏剧是进行这种调查的一个特别富有成果的背景，这不仅仅是因为它是一个老年人特别积极参与的文化竞技场。然而，虽然老年人可能是观众和志愿者，但人们不太了解的是让老年人参与戏剧制作本身的文化价值;这如何发展个人;以及这可能不会促进特定社区内不同世代之间的联系。在这篇评论中要解决的首要研究问题是：什么研究和文献告诉我们的文化价值老年人从他们参与戏剧一般，特别是戏剧制作？次要问题是：如果有的话，用什么概念和理论框架来研究老年人的戏剧/戏剧制作经验？在现有的研究中采用了哪些方法和研究设计？关于参与戏剧和戏剧制作的老年人如何概念化和理解文化价值的主要研究结果是什么？我们将对文献采取系统的方法，以便我们能够尽可能透明地了解我们的搜索是如何进行的和/或我们报道的全面性，同时也对我们的搜索和网络可能导致我们的地方持开放态度。我们将开始与我们已经积累了在年龄和阶段项目的过程中，结合在社会科学和人文科学和其他搜索引擎的主要电子数据库的搜索资源。我们还将使用我们建立的网络和数据库，如Open Grey（欧洲灰色文献信息系统[SIGLE]）搜索灰色文献。该评论将在我们的网站上发布，我们将利用我们建立的网络，将该项目的调查结果带给当地，国家和国际的决策者和从业人员。审查的另一个目的是将其与“年龄和阶段公司”的新工作联系起来，该公司旨在探索参与者的经验和对文化价值的理解。这是一项关于“老年人戏剧制作经验的文化价值”的研究发展奖的单独提案的主题。我们将在2014年5月初举办一个特邀研讨会，介绍审查的初步结果。如果获奖，研讨会还将展出一个新的性能件和研究发展项目的发现。

项目成果

The New Dynamics of Ageing vol 2

老龄化新动力第二卷

• 发表时间: 2017
• 作者: Bernard, M

Arts for Ageing Society': Japan Study Tour, April 11-18th 2015

老龄艺术协会：日本游学，2015 年 4 月 11 日至 18 日

• 发表时间: 2015
• 期刊: Generations Review
• 作者: Bernard, M

Beyond scholarly outputs: the benefits and risks of public engagement

学术成果之外：公众参与的好处和风险

• 发表时间: 2014
• 期刊: 8th International Conference on Cultural Gerontology
• 作者: Amigoni, D.

Routledge Handbook of Cultural Gerontology

劳特利奇文化老年学手册

• 发表时间: 2015
• 作者: Amigoni D;McMullan, G
• 通讯作者: McMullan, G

Forschungsfeld Kulturgeragogik - Research in Cultural Geragogy

Forschungsfeld Kulturgeragogik - 文化社会学研究

• 发表时间: 2016
• 作者: Bernard, M