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Thinking Through Moving Image and Performance

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Of Other Thoughts: Non-Traditional Ways to the Doctorate

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What is the difference between making performance work within the academy and making work outside of it? How can I situate my performance event within the field of knowledge? Those were amongst the key questions when embarking on my PhD. This chapter outlines the journey of my experience as a Research Council funded practice-led PhD candidate in the Creative and Performing Arts in the UK.

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  1. Teesside University, United Kingdom

    Sarah O’Brien

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  1. AUT University, Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand

    A. -Chr. Engels-Schwarzpaul

  2. University of Waikato, Hamilton, Aotearoa/New Zealand

    Michael A. Peters

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O’Brien, S. (2013). Thinking Through Moving Image and Performance. In: Engels-Schwarzpaul, A.C., Peters, M.A. (eds) Of Other Thoughts: Non-Traditional Ways to the Doctorate. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-317-1_20

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