"I Am More Than an Inmate...": Re/Developing Expressions of Positive Identity in Community-Engaged Jail Performance

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Main Author:	Guse, Anna
Language:	English
Published:	The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2020
Subjects:	Performing Arts Theater Theater Studies theatre performance performance studies theatre studies jail performance prison performance community engagement community-engaged performance community-based theatre community-based performance applied theatre devised theatre
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587636691932172

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu15876366919321722021-08-03T07:14:30Z "I Am More Than an Inmate...": Re/Developing Expressions of Positive Identity in Community-Engaged Jail Performance Guse, Anna Performing Arts Theater Theater Studies theatre performance performance studies theatre studies jail performance prison performance community engagement community-engaged performance community-based theatre community-based performance applied theatre devised theatre This MA Thesis examines how community-engaged performance within jails creates space for incarcerated individuals to develop or re-develop performances of positive identity, or affirming expressions of self, that otherwise are not supported by the typical conditions of incarceration. Acknowledging the possibility that incarcerated individuals might be returning to or reinterpreting past performances of positive identities that were stifled, or might be performing positive identities for the first time in their lives, I use the term "re/develop" to describe how they might approach formations of affirming expressions of self. How these re/developed performances are supported, what forms they take, and what the social impact of these performances is are the central questions of this research. In addition to critical engagement with existing literature by other researchers and practitioners of community-engaged performance practice and performance in correctional facilities, I primarily explore my research questions through the lens of practice-as-research, drawing from field notes, facilitation plans, artifacts, surveys, interviews, and video recordings compiled during my summer 2019 community-engaged performance project with incarcerated women at the Bartholomew County Jail in Columbus, Indiana. Based on this research, I argue that the practices and social environment of community-engaged jail performance create conditions for incarcerated individuals to engage with their complexities as human beings through re/developed performances of personal identity, social community identity, and civic identity. 2020 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587636691932172 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587636691932172 restricted--full text unavailable until 2025-05-13 This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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"I Am More Than an Inmate...": Re/Developing Expressions of Positive Identity in Community-Engaged Jail Performance

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