Newsletter March 2026
Conferences:
- 26. International Drama/Theatre in Education Conference 2026, 27 March – 1 April 2026, Retz, Austria
https://blog.idea-austria.org/aktuelles/drama-theatre-in-education-conference-2026/ - 12th Drama in Education Days 2026 Online Conference: 29-30 May
Call for Papers and Workshops - ‘Where Imagination Becomes Experience’ Conference: this conference celebrates the life and work of Cecily O’Neill, one of the most influential figures in drama education worldwide, marking her 90th birthday as an outstanding scholar, practitioner, mentor and guide.
School of Education, TCD, Dublin, on July 25-26, 2026, Deadline for submission proposal: April 1st. For more info: https://www.tcd.ie/education/news-and-events/2026/where-imagination-becomes-experience-conference/
- This year’s ESSE (European Society for the Study of English Conference) Conference (Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 31st August – 4st September 2026) includes a pluridisciplinary seminar on Contemporary Immersive Practices: Intersections of Theatre, Aesthetics, Pedagogy, Performativity, Extended Reality (XR) and Artificial Intelligence. For more info: https://www.esse2026.com/en/calls_participation.php
Publications:
Giebert & Göksel (eds.): Proceedings of the 9th DiE Days, 2023
Including chapters by: Tony Goode (keynote), Simona Bora, Aneta Bucková, Stefanie Giebert, Zoe Hogan, Manuela Lupsa & Zeljka Prelevic, Virginie Privas-Bréauté
Open Access Article: Wirag, Andreas & Surkamp, Carola. Drama Education and Personality Change in Students: A Longitudinal Study in School Drama Clubs. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2026.102648)
Auf Deutsch:
Dissertation: Vogel, Sophie Charlotte.Einsatz und Evaluation dramapädagogischer, fachsensibler Sprachförderung in schulischer Theater-AG für Grundschulkinder mit DaZ