Peter Harrop,  B.Ed. (Leeds), Ph.D. (Leeds) , ILTM.

Recent Conference Papers

‘The ma(s)king and unma(s)king of strangers: verfremdungseffekt and its antithesis’, Folklore Society Centenary, University of London, May 2003.

‘What’s worth knowing in theatre studies’, New Directions in Theatre Studies, University of Sheffield, June 2003.

‘Disputed territory, contested culture: Performance and nationality in Gambella, Ethiopia.’  Nation or Notion, University of Bangor, June 2004.

‘Practice as research in performance’, What’s in the Tin? Centre for Practice as Research in the Arts, University of Chester, October 2004.

‘Arts, qualifications, employment’, Opening address, Arts into Employment, Palatine, University of Chester, June 2005.

‘Educational drama as cultural intervention; a Romanian case study’ (with Loudon, J.), Research in Drama Education International, University of Exeter, April 2005.

‘Mumming, civility and performance studies’, Dyma ni’n diwad; traditional and contemporary folk performance in Britain, University of Aberystwyth and Aberwystwyth Arts Centre, June 2006.

Recent Consultancy/International

August 2001,[with Loudon, J.] Calimanesti, Romania. ‘Educational Drama’, funded by the British Council, the Romanian Ministry of Education and the American Peace Corps. 

August 2002, [with Loudon, J.] Novadari, Romania. ‘Educational Drama and Language Teaching’ , funded by the British Council, the Romanian Ministry of Education, the American Peace Corps and the Educational Drama Association of Romania.

April 2003, Brown University, New York University, USA, ‘Curriculum developments in Performance Studies’, funded by University of Chester.     

June 2003, Ochrid, Macedonia. ‘Educational Drama’, funded by the British Council.

August 2003, [with Loudon, J.] Brasov, Romania. ‘Educational Drama and Creative Writing’, funded by British Council, Romanian Ministry of Education the American Peace Corps, Educational Drama Association of Romania.

July 2004 Director,Hornby International Summer School, Mercurea Ciuc, Romania. ‘Educational Drama and the Social Sciences’, funded by the British Council, the Hornby Trust and the Educational Drama Association of Romania.

Recent Publications

Harrop, P. ‘Performance and Civility’, Performance Research, 9:4, 2004, pps. 134 – 138, Routledge.

Harrop, P. ‘What’s in a name? , Studies in Theatre and Performance, 25.3, 2005, pps. 189 – 200, Intellect Press.