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Personal profile
Overview
I am a Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Drama, Theatre and Performance. I am also the Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Performance.
Current research activities
My current research interests are in four strands:
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Durational performance. I am interested in the relationship between performance duration exceeding 'smooth consumption' and the possibility of transformation for the spectator; in particular, why contemporary audiences might be drawn to durationally challenging performance. In relation to this, I have written a monograph (published by Intellect Books / UCP in 2022) titled Bergson and Durational Performance: (Re)Ma(r)king Time. Reviews of the work are available here: Participations, PARtake, Journal of Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy.
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Digital skills training in performing arts education. This research aims to assess the current digital opportunities and challenges related to digital production of theatrical performance in the new post-pandemic reality. Recent work is available in Arts and the Market and International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media.
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Arts and Health. Current work in this area is concerned participatory performance and people living with dementia. A documentary titled Finding Our Voice of this work can be viewed here. Other arts and health focused work includes the development of a suicide prevention programme for young people. This builds on an earlier research project, Read Between the Lines.
- Theatre and Artificial Intelligence. I am exploring the relationship between creativity and AI in the production and reception of THEaiTRE.
Area of academic expertise - outline
Durational performance; Live Art; digital skills in performing arts higher education; autoethnography; creative pedagogies.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
External Examiner: BA (Hons) Media & Performance, University of Salford
2025 → 2029
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Drama is on the rise in Scottish schools but there's a problem
Layton, J., 1 Jan 2025, Drama, 31, 1, p. 39-40 2 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Finding our voice: participatory arts research with people living with dementia in residential care
Layton, J., Ross, J. Y. & Webb, A., 22 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Applied Arts and Health. 16, 1, p. 65-79 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Making the invisible, visible: capturing participatory arts research in a dementia care home on film
Layton, J. & Tucker, P., 22 Jan 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Challenging Normo-divergency: Inclusivity and Equality in Performance Training: Teaching and Learning for Neuro and Physical Diversity" edited by Petronilla Whitfield. London: Routledge, 2021, pp. 326
Layton, J., 19 Apr 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Performance Research. 28, 4, p. 145-146 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing online communities of practice through relational pedagogy’
Layton, J., 13 Aug 2024, The Artistry of Teaching in Higher Education: Practical Ideas for Developing Creative Academic Practice. King, H. (ed.). Routledge, (SEDA Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Activities
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Drama Research (Journal)
Layton, J. (Peer reviewer)
6 Jan 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Drama Research (Journal)
Layton, J. (Peer reviewer)
Jun 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness (Journal)
Layton, J. (Peer reviewer)
3 Mar 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Performance Philosophy (Journal)
Layton, J. (Peer reviewer)
7 Mar 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Alzheimer's Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice Open Relaxed Seminar
Layton, J. (Speaker) & Ross, J. (Speaker)
4 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk