Odyssey on the Airwaves: A Journey from HMP to Hope

Anderson, Gary and Malone, Niamh (2023) Odyssey on the Airwaves: A Journey from HMP to Hope. In: Sonic Engagement: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Community Engaged Audio Practice. Routledge Advances in Theatre and Performance Studies . Routledge, London and New York, pp. 246-264. ISBN 9780367758370

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Abstract

ABSTRACT
Odyssey on the Airwaves is a radio project facilitated for adult learners in a local prison in 2020–2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. This chapter focuses on the methods deployed with the prisoners at the local HMP, the role our student volunteers played and our part as two university teachers facilitating the project. Many of the men, including the mixed gender student volunteers, defaulted to a sort of Bloomist position when asked about The Odyssey. Deleuzian thought is useful in prison settings particularly in arts’ processes. The prisoners chose to study and perform The Odyssey after a short series of conversations, most of which rejected any ‘high’ art out of hand. In conclusion to the Telemachy, we wish to make a case for a vernacular, localised empowerment which foregrounds the prison as a site of encounters between bodies according to the subjectivities that use the space on a daily basis.

Item Type:	Book Section
Faculty / Department:	Faculty of Creative Arts & Humanities > School of Creative and Performing Arts
Depositing User:	Gary Anderson
Date Deposited:	27 Mar 2023 08:20
Last Modified:	27 Mar 2023 08:20
URI:	https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/3810

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