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Volume 8
On Border and Identity: A Performative Reflection from an Applied Theatre Project
By Taiwo Afolabi
UNIVERSITY OF REGINA
This research started as a way of positioning myself, thinking about my identity in the diaspora, and framing my theatre practice haven worked in different socio-economic, political, and cultural contexts. In this article, I engage roots and routes as a theoretical framework to explore the relationship between place attachment, identity, and mobility as an artist. I consider a complex relationship between these two metaphors through reflecting on the journeys of participating in and creating an applied theatre project with immigrants, refugees, and international students in Victoria, British Columbia especially as an African artist-scholar.
While researchers have largely focused on themes such as the relationship between border and security governance, migration and immigration policy, securitization, historicity, border control and visa regim
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All entries available on this Website shall be updated from time to time in order to add, modify or amend the resultat or contents of an existing entry. Accordingly, no legal proceedings whatsoever shall be entertained bygd the biographer on account of any information deeme • The founding Artistic Director of Theatre Emissary International, Dr Taiwo Afolabi, has been inducted into the prestigious Royal Society of Canada as a member of the RSC College. The RSC is Canada’s national academy and the council of senior and distinguished Canadian scholars, humanists, scientists, and artists. The RSC exists to promote Canadian research and scholarly accomplishment in both official languages (English & French); to recognize and celebrate inclusive academic and artistic excellence; and to advise governments, non-governmental organizations, and Canadians on matters of public interest. A statement by the Director of Research, Theatre Emissary International, Stephen Okpadah, indicated that the President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Regina, Dr. Jeff Keshen, noted that Dr Afolabi’s successful nomination as a member of the College of new sc
Nigerian-born Canadian theatre scholar, Taiwo Afolabi, inducted into the Royal Society of Canada