Martha Katsaridou is Assistant Professor at the Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Thessaly. She has studied Pedagogy (School of Primary Education-Faculty of Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) and acting (Centre of Drama Research, Thessaloniki). Recipient of the Onassis scholarship, she has studied Theatre in Education (MA, Goldsmith’s College, University of London). Her PhD thesis has as subject the teaching of literature through drama (Αristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2011).
She has worked as a teaching fellow at the School of Drama, Faculty of Fine Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2017-2019) and as a teacher in Primary Education (2003-2017). She is a tutor at the Open University of Cyprus since 2014 and she has taught the course “role play” at the Department of Early Childhood Care and Education, ATEI of Thessaloniki (2014-2017, 2018-2019).
She has designed drama workshops for the Museum of Byzantine Culture, the International Puppet and Mime Festival of Kilkis and Cyprus, the Thessaloniki Concert Hall as well as the Hellenic Theatre/Drama and Education Network. She has collaborated as a workshop leader with the National Theatre and the Tricycle Theatre (London), as well as with cultural associations, theatres and schools. She has taught in seminars and has worked as a director and assistant director in performances with children and teenagers. In 2014 she published her book: Drama/Theatre Education: Teaching literature in a multicultural class (in Greek), Stamoulis, Thessaloniki. She has published articles on Drama in Education in international journals.
Her research interests involve Applied Drama/Theatre as a learning medium and a tool of social research and intervention.
Email: mkatsaridou [at] uth [dot] gr
Selected Publications
Book
- Katsaridou, M. 2014. The theatre education method. A proposal for teaching literature in an intercultural class, A. Stamoulis, Thessaloniki. (in Greek)
Editing of Collective Volume
- Govas, N., Katsaridou, M., Mavreas D. (eds.) Solidarity Bonds. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference in Theatre in Education, Hellenic Theatre/Drama & Education Network, Athens (in Greek)
Contributions in collective volumes
- Katsaridou, M., (in press). “Using theatre methods in intercultural environments: expression, collective artistic creation, critical awareness and empowerment”, in Pefanis, Y. & Fanouraki K. (eds.) Applied Theatre: qualitative research methods through performative arts, Papazisi, Athens. (in Greek)
- Katsaridou, M., 2018. “Forms of violence in literature: a theatre education approach”, in Apostolidou, V., Kokoris, D, Bakoyannis, M. & Hontolidou E. (eds.), Reading literature in school and society, Gutenberg, Athens, 622-633. (in Greek)
Articles in Research journals (Peer Reviewed)
- Katsaridou, M. 2019. “Drama/Theatre in Education as a tool of social intervention in ethnic groups”, Revista de Artes Performativas, Educación y Sociedad, 1(1), 35-49. (in English and Spanish) https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/762f4b_7964480652774b86a08d4ed58e7ef21a.pdf
- Gavriilidou, I, Katsaridou, M., 2014. “Role-playing the Museum and the role of museum: two drama workshops at the Museum of Byzantine Culture”, Museology, International Research Journal, Department of Cultural Technology and Communication, University of the Aegean, no. 7, 33-42. http://museologylab.ct.aegean.gr/issuu.html (in Greek)
- Katsaridou, M. 2010. “Opening crossroads with a multicultural society: A forum Theatre performance at the Museum of Byzantine Culture”, Μusei, 47-51 (in Russian).
Articles in Conference proceedings (after submission of peer-reviewed abstract)
- Katsaridou, M. 2018. “And with feeling I can! A game based on literature and theatre”, in Malafantis, K. D. (ed.), Literature and Education, 10th Hellenic Conference, vol. II Β΄, Diadrasi, Athens, 683-698. (in Greek)
- Katsaridou, M, Vio, K. 2015. “Theatre of the Oppressed as a tool of educational and social intervention. The case of Forum Theatre”, in Grollios, G, Liambas, A., Pavlidis, P. (ed.), Critical Education in the Era of Crisis, 4th International Conference on Critical Education, June 23-26 2014, Proceedings, Volume 2, School of Primary Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 334-356. (in English) Available at: http://www.eled.auth.gr/documents/proceedings_%20iv_icce_volume%202_en.pdf
- Katsaridou, Μ., Fourligka, Ε., Gavriilidou, Ι. & Bezirgianni, Α. 2011. “Museum and Multicultural community: two drama projects”, The Problems of Museology, 2 (4), 2011, [2nd International Museology Conference, Saint Petersburg, Russia], 133-144 (in Russian).