The Anthropocene and Performing Science
Examples from University Bielefeld
Abstract
This study inquires how theatrality and performativity (drama pedagogy) played an important role in certain research and teaching programs of the Center of Interdisciplinary Research in Bielefeld (Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Forschung / ZIF) and its associated Bielefeld University. It focuses especially on heuristic examples engaging with the challenges of the Anthropocene. By using inside and outside perspectives to the topic, the study investigates the structure of a university seminar on performing science, as well as the intersection, where art and science meet productively in a universitarian framework.
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