- Books
- Book chapters
- Articles
- Papers & presentations
- Keynotes & public lectures
- Funded projects
- Journal review
- Evaluations & reports
- Doctoral supervision & examining
- External doctoral examining
Books
Adams, J. and Owens, A. (Eds). (2021). Beyond Text: Learning through Arts-Based Research Practices, Bristol: Intellect. Reviewed (2022). Intellect Books | Beyond Text – Learning through Arts-Based Research, Edited by Jeff Adams and Allan Owens. Review of the Book: Vol. 22 No. 3 (2022): Action Research and the Arts
Benmergui, R., Owens, A. Pässilä, A. (Eds), (Japanese Edition 2021) Ed. Yosuke Ohashi, Beyond Text: Arts Based Methods for Research, Assessment and Evaluation, Erasmus + EU eBook. Tokyo. Beyond Guide Book Japanese Edition
Benmergui, R., Owens, A. Pässilä, A (Eds), (2019) Beyond Text: Arts Based Methods for Research, Assessment and Evaluation, Erasmus + EU eBook;.Beyond Guide Book Translations in Arabic, Catalan, English, Estonian, Finnish, Spanish. Access the full PDF.
Adams, J. and Owens, A. (2016) Creativity and Democracy in Education: practices and politics of learning through the arts. Oxon. & New York: Routledge. Reviewed (2021). Creativity and Democracy in Education: Practices and Politics of Learning through the Arts, by Jeff Adams and Allan Owens. Review of the book in Hungarian.
Owens, A. and Barber, K. (2011). ‘Mapas Teatrales: Crear, desarrollar y evaluar prextos dramaticos’. Barcelona: PPU Publishing. Spanish Edition.
Owens, A. and Green, N. (2010). Applied Drama: Communication through Pre-texts, Toshabunka: Tokyo. Owens, A. and Green, N. (2010). Applied Drama: Communication through Pre-texts, Tokyo, Japan (Book 192 pages)
Owens, A. and Barber, K. (2010) 2nd Edition Draama Kompassi with new forward of combined publications ‘Draama Sunistus’ & Draama Toimi , Edited by Korhonnen, P. and Ariksininen, R.
Shu, J., Chan, P. (eds) with Stinson, M and Owens, A. (2009), Planting Trees of Drama with Global Vision in Local Knowledge: the IDEA Dialogues 2007. Hong Kong. Planting Trees of Drama with Global Vision in Local Knowledge: IDEA 2007 Dialogues – TEFO 香港教育劇場論壇
Owens, A. & Barber, K. (2007). Dramakompassen: Planering, innehall och strukturer, utvardering och reflection av processdrama. SwedishTrans. Anne Sandstrom, Dramaatyo. (186 pages) Dramakompassen : planering, innehåll och strukturer, utvärdering och reflektion av processdrama | University of Jyväskylä – Jykdok
Owens, A. & Barber, K. (2006), Proceso Drama: Dramas Darbia: Prima Knyga, Vilnius, Lithuania: Kronta.Proceso drama: dramos darbai. Pirma knyga | Patogupirkti.lt
Owens, A. & Barber, K. Australian edition : Mapping Drama, Sydney: St Clair Press-Phoenix Education. Mapping Drama: Creating, Developing and Evaluating Process Drama | Phoenix Education
Owens, A.& Barber, K. (2002). Draama Suunistus. Helsinki: D&T Publ. Draamasuunnistus – Prosessidraaman arviointi ja reflektointi – Owens Allan / Barber Keith | Kirjavehka | Osta Antikvaarista – Kirjakauppa verkossa
Owens, A. & Barber, K. (2001). Mapping Drama, Carlisle: Carel Press. Mapping Drama: Creating and Evaluating Drama by Allan Owens | Goodreads
Owens, A. & Barber, K. (1998), Draama Toimi, Helsinki: JB Kaustannus Press. Owens Allan – Barber Keith: Draama toimii – Huuto.net
Owens, A. & Barber, K. (1997). Drama Works, Carlisle: Carel Press. Dramaworks: Successful Drama Pretexts Across the Age Range by Allan Owens | Goodreads
Book chapters
Wolff, A., Pässilä, A., Owens, A. Kantola, L. (2024). Designing Data Dramas to Build Empathy to Nature through Collective Acts, in: Heitlinger, Foth, M., Clarke, R. Designing More-than-Human Smart Cities: Beyond Sustainability, Towards Cohabitation, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Owens, A. and Simfors, P. (2022). The Blue Balloon in Moate, J. (Ed). Reimagining Creative Democracy: ReCreaDe the Book, University of Jyvaskyla Press: Finland. The Blue Balloon.
Chemi, T., Pässilä, A, Owens, A. (2022) Leading Rebellious Leader/ship through Radical Trust and Playfulness, in: Bernard et al (eds). Doing Rebellious Research: In and Beyond the Academy, Netherlands: BrillPublishing .pp 373-388. Doing Rebellious Research – In and beyond the Academy | Brill
Owens, A. & Pässilä, A et al, Community and Collective Learning: Towards Transprofessionalism (2022). in: Chemi et al, The Pedagogy of the Moment: Building Artistic Time-Spaces for Critical-Creative Learning in Higher Education’, Denmark: Aalborg University Press. Aalborg Universitet Community and Collective Learning Owens, Allan; Passila, Anne ; Ponsillo, Nick; Biagioli, Monica
Suomalainen ,S. Kahiluoto, H. Pässilä, A., Owens, A. Holtham, C. (2022). Arts-Aided Recognition of Citizens’ Perceptions for Urban Open Space Management. Sustainability. 2022; 14(1):135. (with: Suomalainen, Kahiluoto, Pässilä, Holtham Sustainability Article Arts-Aided Recognition of Citizens’ Perceptions for Urban Open Space Management
Lehto, A. , Pässilä, A., Owens, A. (2021) Staging Gender in Drama Education, in: Kitchener, M. (Ed). Handbook for Creating a Gender Sensitive Curriculum: Teaching and Learning Strategies Publ. The Centre for Diversity Policy Research and Practice Oxford Centre for Staff Learning and Development. pp.12-13. Handbook.
Lehikoinen, K. Pässilä, A. & Owens, A. (2021). Conflicting professional identities for artists in transprofessional contexts: Insights from a pilot programme initiating artistic interventions in organisations. In H. Westerlund & H. Gaunt (Eds.). Expanding professionalism in music and higher music education – A changing game. Routledge, pp. 74-88.
Biagioli, M., Pässilä, A. and Owens, A. (2021). The zine method as a form of qualitative analysis, in: Adams, J. and Owens, A. (eds). Beyond Text: Learning through Arts Based Research Practices, Bristol: Intellect. The zine method as a form of qualitative analysis | Request PDF
Martikainen S., Pässilä, A and Owens, A. (2021). Convoking radical imagination: The use of arts-based methods for inquiry in organizational contexts in: Adams, J. and Owens, A. (eds). Beyond Text: Learning through Arts Based Research Practices, Bristol: Intellect. Convoking radical imagination: The use of arts-based methods for inquiry in organizational contexts – LUT Research Portal Converis
Pässilä, A., Melkas, H. and Parjanen S. and Owens, A. (2021) Crossing distances, organising reflection: The contribution of research-based theatre to innovation. Jeff Adams & Allan Owens (eds) Beyond Text – Learning through arts-based research practices. pp. 149-170. Intellect LTD. pp.165-185. Beyond Text: Learning through Arts-Based Research, Adams, Owens
Suomalainen, S., Pässilä, A., Owens, A. and Holtham, C. (2020) Facilitating Sustainable Development through Artful Inquiries in Public Open Space Management, pp. 325-336. In In K. Schulz & K. Mnisri (eds) Pathways to Connect Creativity and Sustainable Development. PUN – ÉDITIONS UNIVERSITAIRES DE LORRAINE ARTEM OCC. ICN Business School Publication, France. Chapter 15, pp.325-336. Pathways to Connect Creativity and Sustainable Development
Pässilä, A., Malin,V. Owens, A. and Kuusipalo-Määttä, P. (2019) Using Kaleidoscopic Pedagogy to Foster Critically Reflective Learning in Antonocopoulu, A. & Taylor, S.S. (Eds.) Sensuous Learning for Practical Judgment in Professional Practice: Volume 2: Arts-based Methods. pp.277-303, London/New York: Palgrave-MacMillan. Using Kaleidoscopic Pedagogy to Foster Critically Reflective Learning About Management and Leadership | SpringerLink
Owens, A., Chemi, C. and Pässilä, A (2018) Commentary on the Age of Loneliness in: Steven S. Taylor, Staging Organisations: plays as critical commentaries on workplace life. London: Palgrave. pp. 274-280.Staging Organization: Plays as critical commentaries on workplace life | SpringerLink
Owens, A., Korhonnen, P. and Pässilä, A (2017) Owens, A., Korhonnen, P. and Pässilä, A (2017) Troubling Mistakes: Playing with Our Assumptions, in: Saija Luaukka (ed) The Art of Making Mistakes, Helsinki: Draamatayo. The Art of making Mistakes – Draamatyö
Pässilä, A. and Owens, A. (2016) Sensible Sensitivity: Arts Pedagogy in Management Development. Peter Stokes, Neil Moore, Simon M Smith, Caroline Rowland, Peter Scott (eds.) Organizational Management: Approaches and Solutions. Kogan Page. (pp.191-218) Organizational Management
Owens, A. (2010). Doing Stories Together, in: Brien, J. (2012). Teaching Primary English, London: Sage. pp. 20-21. Teaching Primary English – Brien, Jackie
Owens, A. (2011). Pilgrim, in Freeman, J. (ed.), The Greatest Shows on Earth: from Peter Brook to the Sydney Olympics, London: Libri Publishing. pp.110-127.The Greatest Shows on Earth: World Theatre from Peter Brook to the Sydney Olympics
Owens, A. and Al Yamani, H. (2010). Using process drama to understand self and other: the Palestinian situation, in Blood Sweat and Theory: Research Through Practice in Performance, Freeman, J. pp.21-32. Blood, Sweat & Theory: Research Through Practice in Performance (Music + Performing Arts): Freeman, John: 9781907471049: Amazon.com
Owens, A. (2008) Drama and the Global Dimension: Get Global- Integrating the Global Dimension into the Primary Curriculum, ed. Tony Pickford. Stoke-on Trent: Trentham Books, Chapter 9, pp.79-85. Get Global!: A Practical Guide to Integrating the Global Dimension into the Primary Curriculum: Amazon.co.uk
Owens, A. (2005). ‘Planning for the Possibilities of Dissensus in Process Drama’, Hyva Hankaus: Teatterikorkeakoulun julaisusarja nro 38, pp.8-16 ed. Korhonen & Airraksinene, P. Helsinki, Draamatyo. Hyvä hankaus – Draamatyö
Owens, A. (2001). Katarsis Draama, teatteri ja kasvatus, Jyvs. Korhonen, P. & Ostern, AL Univ. Press. Pp.102-129. Katarsis- Draama, teatteri ja kasvatus – Draamatyö
Articles
Peer-reviewed
Pässilä, A. and Owens, A. (2023). Arts-based methods to foster participatory and interactive learning, Campus, Times Higher Education, 4th Jan. 2023. Arts-based methods to foster participatory and interactive learning
Suomalainen,S. Kahiluoto,H. Pässilä,A., Owens, A. Holtham, C. (2022). Arts-Aided Recognition of Citizens’ Perceptions for Urban Open Space Management. Sustainability. 2022; 14(1):135. (with: Suomalainen, Kahiluoto, Pässilä, Holtham Arts-Aided Recognition of Citizens’ Perceptions for Urban Open Space Management
Suomalainen, S., Pässilä, A Owens, A. and Holtham, C. (2021) Facilitating Sustainable Development through Artful Inquiries in Public Open Space Management, in: Facilitating Sustainable Development through Creative Approaches – Integrating Arts, Technology and Management Perspectives, Mnisri,K., Guimaraes da Costa, N., Shrivastava,P., Hüsig, S. and Schulz, K-P. (eds) Collection: Organizations in Action, Publisher: PUN – University of Lorraine Edition. Arts-Aided Recognition of Citizens’ Perceptions for Urban Open Space Management
Chemi, T., Kawamura, T., Pässilä, A Owens, A. (Eds) (2020). Special Issue, Performing Performance, Embodying Bodies, and Bridging Bridges: When Workplace and Theatre Innovate Together for Organizational Sustainability, Journal of Organizational Aesthetics, Worcester, USA: WP.) Vol. 9 No. 3 (2020) July 31, 2020. Embodied Performative Approaches: When workplace and theatre innovate together for organizational sustainability
Adams, J., Al-Yamani, H., Arya-Manesh, E., Mizel,O., Owens, A. a ‘Qurie, D. (2020). Understandings of creative practice and pedagogy by teacher education communities in West Bank, Palestine, and North-West England, Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. Jan 2020. ERIC – EJ1299034 – Understandings of Creative Practice and Pedagogy by Teacher Education Communities in West Bank, Palestine, and North West England, Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2021
Moate, J., Hulse, B., Hanke, H. and Owens, A. (2019). Exploring the material mediation of dialogic space: A qualitative analysis of professional learning in initial teacher education based on sketchbooks, Journal of Thinking Skills and Creativity: Special Issue: Dialogic Pedagogies, Eva Vass (Ed). Volume 31, March 2019, pp. 167-178.ERIC – EJ1299034 – Understandings of Creative Practice and Pedagogy by Teacher Education Communities in West Bank, Palestine, and North West England, Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2021
Pässilä, A, and Owens, A. (2018). Through the lens of Kaleidoscopic Pedagogy – Collective imagining of democratic forms of being, Arts Based Methods in Social, Youth, Health and Therapeutic Work. Eds. Kati Vapalahti and Tuija Suikkanen-Malin, Electronic Publication of South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences. Art-based methods in social, youth, health, and therapeutic work | Tuija Suikkanen-Malin – Academia.edu
Pässilä, A ,Owens, A., Kuusiplao-Maata, P. Benmergui, R. and Oikarinen, T. (2017) Beyond Text: The Co-creation of Dramatised character and iStory” December 2017 Journal of Work-Applied Management 9(2):159-169. Beyond Text: the co-creation of dramatised character and iStory
Hulse, B. and Owens, A. (2017) Process drama as a tool for teaching modern languages: supporting the development of creativity and innovation in early professional practice. Journal of Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching. pp. 1-14. Process drama as a tool for teaching modern languages: supporting the development of creativity and innovation in early professional practice
Pässilä, A., Owens, A. and Pulkki, M. (2016). Learning Jam: an evaluation of the use of Arts Based Initiatives to generate polyphonic understanding in Work Based Learning. Journal: Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning. Article · May 2016. * Highly Commended Article in the 2017 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence. Learning Jam: an evaluation of the use of Arts Based Initiatives to generate polyphonic understanding in Work Based Learning
Owens, A. and Adams, J. (2016). Collectively Creative, Youth Hong Kong Journal, December, Vol 8, No 4, pp. 35-38 (Online). Collectively Creative: a means to perceive differently
Holtham, C. and Owens, A. (2011). Using the Urban to Span the Boundaries Between Diverse Disciplines: Drama Education and Business Management, Practice and Evidence of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Vol. 6, (3) ECE Conference Special Issue December 2011, pp. 292-305. Using the urban to span the boundaries between diverse disciplines: Drama Education and Business Management
Holtham, C., Dove, A, and Owens, A. (2011). Building on Cultural Spaces and Places for enhancing the intuitive capabilities of students of business and management, Art Design & Communication in Higher Education, Intellect Journals, Vol.10 (2) 2011. Holtham, C. and Owens, A. (2011). Using the Urban To Span the Boundaries Between Diverse Disciplines: Drama Education and Business Management, Practice and Evidence of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Vol. 6, No. 3, ECE Conference Special Issue December 2011, pp. 292-305
Hulme, R., Cracknell, D.,Owens, A.(2009). Learning in Third Spaces: developing trans-professional understanding through practitioner enquiry, Journal of Educational Action Research, Volume 17, Issue 4, December 2009, pp.537-550. Learning in third spaces: developing trans‐professional understanding through practitioner enquiry
Owens, A. (2004). Generative Space: Skinship and Vulnerability in Intercultural Applied Arts Work. Drama Research National Drama, Vol.3,1.(PDF) Owens, A. (2004). ‘Generative Space: Skinship and Vulnerability in Intercultural Applied Arts Work. Drama Research Vol.3 National Drama P.55-65
Owens, A. (2004). Changing Sets in the Theatre of Despair’. The Times Higher Educational Supplement. January 30th, No.1,625 p.25. Changing Sets in the Theatre of Despair. The Times Higher Educational Supplement. January 30th 2004 No.1,625 p.25 | Request PDF
Owens, A. (2004). ‘Como se puede evaluar la asignatura de drama?’ Teatro Expression Educacion. Num.33. Febrero-Marzo, 2004 pp.10-14.¿Cómo se puede evaluar la asignatura de Drama?
Owens, A. (2004). ‘Creative Partnerships.’ Child Education. Issue. Volume 81, Number 10, October 2004, p.14-16. Creative Partnerships.’Child Education. Issue. Volume 81, Number 10, October 2004, p.14-16. | Request PDF
Owens, A. (2003). Between the present and the future- Drama Education in Palestine, Journal for Drama in Education. Vol.18, Issue 2. p.19-26 ISSN 1476-9395 (PDF) Owens, A. Between the present and the future- Drama Education in Palestine, Journal for Drama in Education . Vol.18, Issue 2. p.19-26
Owens, A. (2001).Drama and Theatre Studies at A Level. The Journal of National Drama, Summer 2001, Vol. 8. No 2. pp.41-42. Drama and theatre Studies at A Level. The Journal of National Drama, Summer 2001,Vol.8. No 2. pp.41-42
Owens, A. (2000). Stay or Go: Applied Drama, National Journal for Drama Education New Zealand, pp.49-57.
Owens, A. (1998). Drama in a Cross-Curricular Context, English 4-11, Spring Issue.
Owens, A. (1998). Initial Teacher Training in Drama Education, Journal of the National Association for Teachers of Drama, NATD Publ. Vol. 27. Pp.18-25.
Papers & presentations
‘The use of iStory in ‘The Provocations Series’ a collaboration between NW NHS R&D (North West National Health Service Research & Design) and the University of Liverpool, co-presentation with Anne Pässilä, The Tung Auditorium, Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, University of Liverpool, UK, June 20th 2023.
Owens, A. & Pässilä, A. Expanding Professionalism, Paper presentation, Art & Activism Conference, The 10th International Art of Management in Organisation Conference Liverpool University, AoMO, 19th August 2022.
Pässilä, A., Kantola,L., Owens, A. What does participation mean in Practice and Theory: Arts Based Approach to Participation , Presentation at 4HCity Farm, Taliteateri, Lahti 3rd June, 2022.
Holtham, C., Chemi, T., Owens, A. Pässilä, A. Beyond All Discipline, International Transdisciplinarity Conference, Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences Co-organised by the Network for Transdisciplinary Research and Transdisciplinarity Lab, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, Paper presented 14th September 2021.
Holtham, C., Chemi, T., Owens, A. Pässilä, A. Beyond All Discipline, Presentation at the International Transdisciplinarity Conference, 13-17th September 2021, Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences Co-organised by the Network for Transdisciplinary Research and Transdisciplinarity Lab, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, Paper presented 14th September 2021
Owens, A. and O’Hashi, Y. (2021) Applied Drama for language Learning: Yukkii Onna, International Zoom event organised by SOAS (School of African and Oriental Studies) , University of London, supported by Japan Foundation UK, 11th August, 2021.
Parjanen, S., Anne Pässilä, Allan Owens : Active citizenship & smart city infrastructure, Paper Presentation, Smart Cities in Smart Region 2021: Nordic Academia of Management Conference, Örebro, Sweden, 17th June, 2021.
Pässilä, A and Owens, A.Theatre Based Learning, Innovation and Technology in a sustainable future, presentation, LUT University, Finland, 9th March, 2021.
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Owens, A. and Pässilä, A, Fortune Telling as Artful Inquiry, Poetics of Leadership International Conference, collaboration between Crossfields Institute UK, Alanus University Germany and the Institute for Leadership University of Cumbria, Ambleside, 7th & 8th September, 2019.
Owens, A. Pässilä, A Ponsillo, N. (2019) iStory approach to oganisational development in an arts organisation: a case study. University of Iceland, Reykyavik, 22nd-26th May, 2019, Presenter
Owens, A. Adams, J. Ayra-Manesh, E. Hazou, I. and Nassar, H. (University of Bethlehem) Building Arts-Based Research Capacity Planning, Seminar presentation, 26-30th November, 2018. University of Chester. Convenor.
Owens, A. and Adams, J. Creativity, Democracy and Education, Panel co-Presentation Member at The Evolution of Learning Conference, Darwin Festival, University Centre Shrewsbury. 13th February 2018
Pässilä, A , Laukkanen, A., Lehto, A., Owens, A., Benmergui, R. Embodied Reading of Data- Beyond Text Method in Analysing Discriminatio, Participatory Innovation Conference, Eskilstuna, Sweden. 11-13th January, 2018.
Suomalainen, S., Pässilä, A., Owens. A. & Holtham, C. (2017). Artful inquiry and sustainable development. Presentation at the World Urban Parks European Congress 2017, Birkenhead Park – Landscapes Alive: Community, Sustainability, and Heritage. In partnership with Wirral Council, UK, 18th October, 2017.
Kuitunen, A. , Pässilä, A Kahiluoto, H. Owens, a. and Kahiluoto, A. Cross-disciplinary perspectives: creating resilient futures through the interaction of arts and science, Connecting creativity Unsustainability Via the human body- Recreating creative and sustainable organisational bodies Through body-based management learning, 2ND ARTEM Organisational and Creativity and Sustainability International Conference, Nancy, France 14th, September, 2017.
Somalainen, S. , Pässilä, A, Owens, A. Holtham, Facilitating sustainable development artful enquiries, 2ND ARTEM Organisational and Creativity and Sustainability International Conference, Nancy, France, 15th September, 2017.
Malin, V. ,Pässilä, A., and Owens, A. Arts-based methods in business and management education: a critical perspective. Paper presented at the 33rd EGOS Colloquium: The Good Organisation. Inspirations, aspirations, struggles: Copenhagen, Denmark, July 7th, 2017.
Chemi, T., Pässilä, A and Owens, A. The Moral of the Story: Aesthetics and Ethics in Organisations. Paper presented at the 33rd EGOS Colloquium: The Good Organisation. Inspirations, aspirations, struggles: Copenhagen, Denmark, July 7 th, 2017.
Adams, J., Owens. A ., AlYamani, H. Poole, S. ,Ayra-Manesh, E. Data analysis sessions and presentation, Creative Pedagogies Palestine and UK, British Academy Project Palestine, University of Palestine, 23rd-26th January, 2017
Pässilä, A ,Owens, A. and Holtham, C.: Strategic steps towards Equality through Arts, 8th Art of Management & Organisation Conference (AoMO), Bled, Slovenia, 2nd September and Joint Track Chairs 1st-3rd September, 2016.
Malin, V. Pässilä, A and Owens, A. Arts and business oriented thinking: the problematic when trying to bring together two different worlds, Academy of Management (AoM), Annerheim, Los Angeles, USA. 6-10th August 2016.
Adams, J., Ayra-Manesh, E., Owens, A. and Poole, S. Creative Pedagogies Palestine and UK: a Comparative Study, Presentation at the Indra Congress, University of Bethlehem, 20th July, 2016.
Vasconcelos-Taves, S. ,Pässilä, A, Owens, A. Periera, F. Arts in the Military: A theatrical Performance Exercises, IFKAD, University of Dresden, Germany 15-17th June, 2016.
Pässilä, A.and Owens, A. The Prof and Alice: arts-based methods for organisational change. Participative Presentation, Academy of Management (AOM) 45TH Annual international Conference, Vancouver, Canada 7th-11th August, 2015.
Pässilä, A, Owens, A. and Sproedt, H. (2015) Turning to Learning: Organising Reflection and Creating Space for Reflexive Practices via Arts Based Initiatives, European Group for Organisation Studies (EGOS), Athens, Greece. 12-15th July, 2015.
Pässilä, A. Owens, A., Melkas and Holtham, C. H. Rattling: arts-based initiatives in learning and transformation: 10th International IFKAD Conference, Bari, Italy, 11th June, also joint Track Chairs: 10th-12th June, 2015.
Lehikoinen, K.,Pässilä, A. and Owens, A. (2015) Critical Reflection and the arts as third spaces, Organisation, Learning and Knowledge Conference (OLKC), Milan, Italy, April 19th, 2015.
Adams, J. , Ayra-Manesh, E., Owens, A. Data generation, Creative Pedagogies Palestine and UK: a Comparative Study, University of Bethlehem, British Academy Funded, Palestine 23rd-27th March, 2015.
Hulse, B. and Owens, A. (2012). ‘Process drama in language teaching: supporting student Modern Language teachers in the development of creative practice’, UNESCO Arts Conference, University of Nantes, France, September 3-7, 2012.
Pässilä, A and Korhonen, P. Owens, A. (2012). Who has the main role in the intersection of arts and organisational life? European Group for Organizational Study, ‘Design?’28th EGOS Colloquium, Aalto University & Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland, July 5–7, 2012.
Holtham, C., Owens, A. and Bogdanov, M. (2010). Improving visual perception and
representation by managers, 28th Conference on Organisational Symbolism SCOS, Lille, France, 7-10th July, 2010.
Holtham, C. Ward, V. and Owens, A. (2010). Slow Knowledge work-designing Space and Learning, European Group for Organisational Studies 26th Colloquium, Lisbon, 28-30th June, 2010.
Holtham, C. and Owens, A. (2009). Exploring the benefits of spanning the boundaries between widely diverse disciplines, British Education Research Association Annual Conference, University of Manchester, 2-5th Sept. 2009.
Hulse, B. and Owens, A. (2009). Introducing Modern Foreign Language Student teachers to Process Drama, British Education Research Association Annual Conference, University of Manchester, 2-5th Sept. 2009.
Holtham, C. Lampel, J. Sims, D., Owens, A. (2009). Can artful inquiry ever play more than a minor role in formal management education, 4th International Art and Management Conference, Banff, Canada, 8-10th October, 2009.
Holtham, C. Owens, A. and Bogdanov, M. (2008). The use of reflective sketchbooks in professional contexts and at M Level, Said Business School, University of Oxford, August 7th-9th 2008,
Holtham, C. Owens, A. and Bogdanov, M. (2008). Disciplinary Boundaries: Using Reflective Sketchbooks. BERA, Herriot Watt, Edinburgh, September 2nd, 2008.
Holtham, A. & Owens, A. (2007). The Derive: Supporting scholarly collaboration across wide disciplinary boundaries. The Turn to Aesthetics, Liverpool Hope University, Sept. 4-6th ,2007.
Holtham, C. ,Owens, A., Dove, A., Wojcik. (2007). Analogue learning technologies and their pedagogic affordances: educational innovation with a traditional feel, Banff, Canada. June 18- 20th, 2007.
Holtham,C. & Owens, A. (2007). Working Across Wide Disciplinary Boundaries in University Teaching and Learning, ISSOTL Conference, Washington DC, USA.3-6th June, 2007.
Owens, A. (2006). Understanding in Intercultural Applied Drama Contexts: The Metaphoric Construct of the Kaleidoscope/Mangekou, 6th World Congress of International Drama/Theatre Association, Hong Kong China. July 14th ,2006.
Holtham, C., Owens, A., Lampel, J.and Simms, D. (2006). Applying perspectives from the arts as a route to gaining insights into Paper to management problem solving. New Perspectives in Learning in the Professions, City University Teaching and Learning Conference.
Holtham, C., Owens, A. and Simms, D. (2006). Can artful inquiry help investigate the mystery of management? Art and Management 111 Conference, Krakow, Poland.
Holtham, C. and Owens, A. (2006). Enhancing management knowledge through extra-rational theatrical tools: beyond consensus of theatrics to dissensus of dialogue. International Organisation Learning and Knowledge Conference. University of Warwick.
Keynotes & public lectures
Owens, A. Venturing into the forest of things: arts-based encounters. Keynote: 11th International Conference on Communities and Technologies – Humanization of Digital Technologies. Lahti, Finland. May 29 – June 02, 2023.
Owens, A. Key Note -participative: First and Third Person: practitioner in Role. National Drama Research Conference, University of Stockholm, Sweden 27th-28th October, 2022.
Owens, A. (2019) Pedagogy of the Moment in the Blue Balloon, University of Tartu, Viljandi Culture Academy, British Council Estonia. Participative Keynote at Ugala Theatre 10thth October, 2019.
Owens, A. Change and the meaning of art, Applied Arts Seminar University of Arts, Helsinki, Finland, 18th-20thth September, 2019. https://www.uniarts.fi/yhteiso-ja-taide
Owens, A. (2019). The Pedagogy of Now, La Ciutat Invisible Arts Pedagogy, Girona, Catalonia, Spain 11th July, 2019.
Owens, A. (2018) Beyond Text: Arts-Based research approaches across university disciplines, University wide event in collaboration with the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, University of Bethlehem, Palestinian Occupied Territories, 30th May, 2019.
Owens, A. (2019) Beyond Text: why do arts organisations use conventional social science research methods to evaluate their work? Cultural Education Research Initiative (CERI), Curious Minds, Arts Council England, Tate Liverpool, 8th May, 2019.
Owens, A. (2019) Creativity, Education, Data and Democracy, Explain Europe- Europe Explain: European Identity in the Arts, IDEA-IATA Wold Congress, Scholss retzhof, Stiermark, Austria, April 16th, 2019.
Owens, A. Blue Balloon Keynote, National Applied Drama and Theatre Conference, Viljandi Culture academy, University of Tartu, Ugala Theatre,Viljandi, Estonia 10th March, 2019.
Allan Owens interviewed by Krista Petäjäjärvi (Centre for the Promotion of Artists /Taiteen edistämiskeskus) for Taidetutka /Art Radar Journal, Helsinki, Finland 17/10/2018 Pod cast:
Additional Link:
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Owens, A. (2019). “A Story-replay of the Arts of Leadership and Management.”
Arts of management Symposium, Cass Business School, City University, London. https://www.artsofmanagement.com/speakers Plenary Story Capturer. 9th April, 2018.
Owens, A. and Martinez, D. (2018). Arts Educacio I Compromis: Habridacions Necessaries I Eniludibles: Cicle di Conferencies GREPAI, Faculty of Education and Psychology. Open Keynote Lecture given at the University of Girona, Catalonia, Spain 6th February, 2018. http://diobma.udg.edu/handle/10256.1/5138
Owens, A. Creative Pedagogy: Telling Stories, Bookfest Conference Shrewsbury Book Fair, 6th December, 2017.
Owens, A. #60 Pretexts: The Right to Narrate about Palestine, Keynote at the Alternative Narratives and Stories Conference, University of Chester, 11th-12th September, 2017.
Owens, A. Returning to Haifa, Intercultural Conference, Curious Minds, Garratt Studio Theatre Storyhouse. Interactive Performance Keynote. 12th July, 2017.
Owens, A. Creativity in Pretext Drama, Studia Generale Keynote Open Public Lecture, University of Arts, Helsinki Helsingin Musiikkitalo-Music Centre, Helsinki, Finland, 8th February, 2017.
Owens, A. and Pässilä, A Drama Pretexts- The Peacock: A Public Conversation Key Note, Oulu City Theatre, January 19th, 2017.
Owens, A. and Pässilä, A Collective Voicing: an interactive keynote presentation exploring the academic conference as a context for transformative learning Environment. Transforming Moments Conference: dissidents, liminality and action as learning experiences, Crossfields Institute and Alanus University, Bonn with the University of Kent, 15th January, 2016.
Owens, A. Storytelling in Complex Situations: Public Lecture, Chester Literature Festival, Chester Town Hall, 14th October, 2014.
Owens, A. (2007). The Magic Bullet: 16thDrama Education World Congress , Scheinling Castle, Austria. 4-6th July 2007.
Funded projects
2021-2022; Poverty Emergency in partnership with Keele University’s Institute for Social and Inclusion (KISI), Cheshire West and Cheshire Local Authority and Mondrem, we worked as a multi-disciplinary team of researchers and other experts such as those with lived experience of poverty; listening to people who experience poverty first-hand, and to policy makers and service deliverers, to understand how experience of poverty should shape policy and services.
2019-2021: Reimagining Creative Democracy (ReCreaDe). The focus of this project is on innovative pedagogies to create positive conditions for different forms of participation in educational contexts for those from communities that have been conventionally excluded from education and civic activities. 8 partner universities in Austria, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Spain, Sweden.
2019-2021: Artist Led-Learning in Higher Education (ALL). This project focuses on originality in educational tasks, closer collaboration between learners and artists, co-creation, embodied learning methods and integration of arts-based methods in HE. Seven partner universities in Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Portugal.
2016-2019 Beyond Text: arts-based research, assessment and evaluation. This project is concerned with finding ways to support practitioners and researchers to use the arts to conduct high quality research, assessment and evaluation through practice. https://www.chester.ac.uk/node/40087 7 partner universities and organisations in Estonia, Finland, Palestine, Spain. 2016-2019 RECAP was awarded two of the first doctoral British Council Higher Education Scholarships Palestine Project. Dr Fadel Al Sawayfa (2016-2019) and Dr Muayyad Al Waheidi made a significant contribution to our research environment. In addition to this 14 research visits by 9 academics took place between the University of Bethlehem, West Bank and RECAP enabled by all three funding sources/bodies in the period 2014-2019.
2014-2017 Inside out / Outside in – Building bridges in teacher education through encounters with diversity. (In-Out). This project addressed the question of diversity in the European classrooms by improving the provision of intercultural competence and understanding in pre- and in-service teacher education. 7 partner universities in Austria, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Spain, Sweden.
2013-2015 Drama Connecting People, (DCP). Focus on working with marginalised citizen groups though the pedagogical use of the arts forms of Drama and Theatre with partners in Germany, Estonia and Finland.
2010-2013 Intercultural Awareness and Competence: Focus on the possibilities and restrictions of the concept of competence in intercultural encounters in educational contexts. Partner universities in Germany, Sweden, Austria, Estonia and Spain. Life Long Learning, Erasmus Intensive Program funding.
2013-2016 Creative Pedagogy Comparative Study UK-Palestine, British Academy. Focus on University-School understandings and practices of creativity. Partner, University of Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine.
2012-2013 Manager 2.0 Investigating ‘New Leadership’. Focus on pretext drama as a form of research-based theatre. Partners LUT University and TEKES Finland.
2011-2013 Reviving Palestinian Teacher Education Programme-New Learning : Focus on Creative Pedagogy in Teacher Education Capacity building project working with 8 partner Universities in West Bank and Gaza, Palestine, World Bank.
Journal review
Advisory Board Member and Review, Applied Theatre Research: Intellect. (2016- to present)
https://www.intellectbooks.com/applied-theatre-research
Advisory Board Member, The Journal for Drama in Education: National Association for the Teaching of Drama. (2012 to present) https://natd.co.uk/journal-for-drama-in-education
Advisory Board Member, The Journal of Drama and Theatre Education in Asia: Hong Kong
Drama/ Theatre Education Forum. (2011 to present) https://tefo.hk/en/tefo-resource-hub/tefo-publications/journal-of-drama-and-theatre-education-in-asia-dateasia/
Evaluations & reports
Adams, J., Arya-Manesh, E., Owens, A. & Poole, S. (2018-2019). Storyhouse Young Leaders: Evaluation Report, Commissioned by Oglesby Charitable Trust & Bank of America Merrill Lynch. RECAP: Chester.
Owens, A. Pässilä, A Ponsillo, N. and Biagiolli, M. (2018-2019) iStory evaluation of Musicians Experience: ‘Turtle Song’: Turtle Key Arts Dementia Participative Performance Project, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, funded Phillip Barker Centre for Creative Learning.
Owens, A., Hulse, B. and Chamberlain, O. Co-Producers, Evocative Report : Positive Encounters with cultural diversity, Flensburg, Germany, 14th -16th December, 2016.
Pässilä, A and Owens, A., Chamberlain, O. Co-Writers and producers, The Goods, Shed (2) Royal Society of Arts Venture Fund, Frodsham Foundation, Cheshire, 10th Nov. 2014- May 19th, 2015.
Pässilä, A and Owens, A., Chamberlain, O. Co-Writers and producers, The Goods, Shed (1) Participatory Consultation, Royal Society of Arts NW & Frodsham Foundation. Feb. 14-25th 2014.
Owens, A. and Pässilä, A, Chamberlain, O. (2015). Co-Writers and producers, Evocative Report on Ranger Pedagogy, Chester Zoo 14th April & 17thh May, 2015.
Owens, A. and Blythe, K. (1997). Using Drama to Teach Critical Thinking Skills. Palestine. British Council Report.
Owens, A. and Blythe, K. (1996). Developing Critical Thinking Skills: Grades 1-4 A Pilot Project. Palestine. British Council Report.
Doctoral supervision & examining
Art and School Collaborations: contextual studies in Sweden using arts-based methods. Susanne Rosen, (2022).
Exploring the involvement of Patients and Care Givers in Student Nurse Education in a Nursing College in India using arts-based methodology. Toni Morris, (2021).
Presence That Makes a Difference: cultivating a transformative agency in education through drama and research-based applied theatre and drama. Kirsten Bragby, (2020).
Drama in the Swedish School System: A non-dichotomous approach to drama in education.
The Ecotone and Social Cohesion: the use of drama in education in Sweden. Anneli Einarsson (2020).
Encounters in Art and Learning: artists teachers and pedagogues. Sofia Cederval, (2020).
Travelling to the top of the mountain: The use of found poetry to explore Palestinian and Arab teachers’ perceptions and experience of their participation in a drama in education summer school.
Fadel Alsawayfa, (2019).
Leaving Everything Behind: understanding the experience of Palestinian academics and their families in the UK. Muayyad Elwaheidi, (2019).
Queering Blackpool: an ethnographic study. Helen Eadon -Sinkinson, (2018).
An Ethnographic Study of Teacher-led Professional Development in Locations within the Bwindi Region of Uganda. Sharon Smith, (2018).
An Auto-ethnographic Exploration of the Tension Between Tradition and Innovation in the Art of Song Writing. Simon Poole, (2017).
New Felt Presence: a community of practice. Georgina Spry, (2017).
External doctoral examining
University of Warwick (2007, 2009)
University of Liverpool (2015)
Institute of Education UCL (2018)
Nottingham University (2023)
University of Leicester (2013)
Birmingham City University (2020)
University of Manchester (2015)
Oxford Brookes University (2018 & 2023)
Glendywr University, Wales (2011)
University of Melbourne, Australia (2010)
University of the West Indies, Jamaica (2012)
Helsinki University, Finland. (2013)
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