Research

02 / Areas of inquiry

Research

Across three interconnected fields, power provides the central question; ethical–aesthetic resistance and ontological transformation shape the analytical approach.

Research area I

Contemporary British Drama

Power, biopolitics, violence, silence, and resistance in the work of playwrights including Edward Bond, Howard Barker, and Sarah Kane.

Research area II

Masculinities & Performance

Masculine authority, vulnerability, normative power, and the dramatic possibilities of ethical responsibility.

Research area III

Adaptation & Classical Reception

Shakespeare and Greek tragedy in contemporary reinterpretations, with attention to ontological transformation and changing configurations of power.