Academic research: Master of Arts Education (AHK)
In parallel, Body in Trouble was theoretically and methodologically deepened through the Master of Arts Education at the Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK). Within this program, I conducted philosophical, literary, social-scientific, and practice-based research, including art-based research methodologies.
The research addressed the following questions:
How dance improvisation can function as a counterforce to bodily alienation
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The impact of the #MeToo movement on touch, trust, and bodily confidence in (dance) education
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The influence of social media on young people’s body image
and How interdisciplinary arts education can contribute to critical body awareness and bodily autonomy
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Together, these research trajectories form the conceptual and experiential foundation of Body in Trouble, positioning the project at the intersection of artistic practice, care, education, and critical inquiry.