Stephenson, Lisa ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7469-5640, Sanches, Ana, Dobson, Tom ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5354-9150 and Ali, Jay (2023) Story making in brave spaces of wilful belonging: co-creating a novel with British-Pakistani girls in primary school. Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, 29 (1). pp. 95-116.

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Abstract

The Story Makers Press is a university-based publisher who focus on making and publishing hybrid stories with children who are under-represented in literature. This article explores the embodied drama processes used in the co-creation of our third book called ‘Zalfa Emir is Warrior' with eighteen 10–11-year-old girls from second generation Pakistani heritage. Utilising practitioner inquiry, the paper examines the ways in which the girls used Drama Worldbuilding as a form of counter storytelling and belonging. The project raises critical questions about the value of pedagogies which create ‘brave spaces’ to reflect the realities of our culturally diverse classrooms.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
DOI:	10.1080/13569783.2023.2211512
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1501 Primary Education
School/Department:	School of Humanities
URI:	https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/8045

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