Benjamin McDonald

Biography

Biography

I am an experienced and passionate lecturer in theatre studies with a background in making theatre. I have seven years of teaching experience in secondary, FE and HE posts as well as offering private tuition and I am currently in the final stages of a PhD at The University of York. I have a passion for combining teaching, research and public engagement where I write and direct innovative theatre performances.

Research

Research

Research Interests

Script writing, theatre directing, mental illness and data collection.

External Activity

External Activity

I was a finalist in the HRC Doctoral Fellowships (July, 2019) where I had the opportunity to demonstrate the quality of my research and my ability to communicate this work to a non-specialist audience. I was awarded with a certificate and a stipend for the contribution.
https://www.york.ac.uk/hrc/news/2019/hrc-doc-fell-finals-2019/

I submitted a successful proposal for the University of York Postgraduate Virtual Symposium (June, 2020) and was invited to give a presentation on the theme of Global Concerns in Storytelling. My presentation title was, Ethnodrama: Staging Anthropological Data.
https://www.tftipgsymposium.co.uk/

Publications

Publications 

https://cashacc.wixsite.com/benmcdonald