Get caught again in teaching: Behind the scenes with affect theatre

Cristiana Giordano and Greg Pierotti have finessed performance ethnography as a collaborative pedagogy situated at the intersection of the social sciences and performing arts. In this interview, Meghan Rose Donnelly lifts the curtain on affect theatre as it plays out in the classroom. For creative teachers, affect theatre presents an engaging pedagogy for reinvigorating subjects collaboratively with students. By guiding students to become affected by their subject matter, graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) and experienced teachers can open the door to novel interpretations and analyses of research material. The following discussion – which touches on the impulse to explain, the ethics of representation, and the power of collaboration – explores new ways to get caught again in the wonder of teaching.