Lecturer
Co-convener of SCION: The Sustainability, Creativity, & Innovation Research Group
School of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
01752 636700
nraven@marjon.ac.uk
Dr Natalie Raven is a proudly working-class scholar and performance artist with over 15 years professional experience in industry, presenting and exhibiting her work across Europe and North America.
Natalie has research interests in: performer training; material and materiality in performance art; scenographic approaches to performance making; feminist performance (1960 - present); body-based performance practices; queer performance; semiotic and phenomenological approaches to performance making; re/presentations of self and identity in performance; site-specific performance in outdoor environments.
Expressions of interest for postgraduate supervision in these areas are welcomed.
Natalie is:
Co-Convener of SCION, the 'Sustainability, Creativity, & Innovation' Research and Knowledge Exchange Group
Principle Investigator of the 'MarjonXRame Summer School: Innovative approaches to actor training in nature' research project
UCU Branch Secretary
Committee Member of 'De-colonising the Curriculum' and 'Employability' working groups
Education
Postgraduate Certificate in Learning & Teaching in Higher Education, with distinction (2022)
Ph.D Performance Studies, with minor corrections (2020)
MA Drama, with merit (2012)
BA English and Drama, with first class honours (2008)
Professional Development in Higher Education
Advance HE: Research Team Leadership (2023)
Advance HE: Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (2022)
Advance HE: Professional Development for External Examiners (2021)
University of 91视频: Professional Development in Academic Practice (2016)
Advance HE: Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (2016)
Acting BA (hons)
Musical Theatre BA (hons)
Journalism BA (hons)
Scholarly Presentation
Performance, Collection, and Exhibition
Theatre and Performance Research Association (TaPRA)
Hot Yoga
Spirituality
Ritual
Photography
Sustainable Fashion