Warwick Dobson
Associate Professor
school of music
University of Victoria
Canada
Biography
As well as working in Canada, Warwick has worked extensively in the UK, Europe and the United States. From 1996-2004, he was Senior Lecturer in Community Theatre and Performance at the University of Northumbria, and in 2005-6 Visiting Professor at Derby University in the UK. In 2005, he was Visiting Professor at DAMU, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; Visiting Professor at the Institute of Pedagogy at the Masarykova University of Brno, Czech Republic; and Visiting Professor at the City University of New York (CUNY).
Research Interest
Applied Theatre, specializing in the history of applied theatre, devised theatre, theatre- and drama-in-education, youth theatre, reminiscence theatre and the uses of drama and theatre in health education contexts.
Publications
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Booth D. Reconsidering Dorothy Heathcote’s Educational Legacy. Drama Research. 2012 Apr;3(1).
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Neelands J, Dobson W. Drama and theatre studies at AS/A level. Hodder & Stoughton; 2000
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Dobson W, Goode T. Taking care of basics: A reminiscence theatre project. Creating a theatre in your classroom and community. North York, ON: Captus University Publications. 2002
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Neelands J, Dobson W. Advanced drama and theatre studies. Hodder Murray; 2008.
