Form and governance: Considering the drama as a 'technology of the self'

Abstract

Foucault's 'technologies of the self' provides a frame through which to review the way in which different drama conventions work to govern the knowledge of the self that can be represented through the drama. The 'Learning Partnerships' workshops provide the field site for the study. These workshops position high school drama students as coaches and key informants contributing to the education of pre-service teachers. Teachers and students participate in drama workshops in which they explore issues relating to equity and inclusion in schooling. A range of drama conventions is used to assist participants to work beyond the stereotypical image of an opposition between teacher and students and t..