In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Dr Mark Phelan (Queen's University Belfast) about the role of theatre in invoking radical empathy. He explains how playwrights and practitioners are effectively dealing with the legacies of political violence and traumatic history and demonstrates their importance for public memory.  For more information on this episode, please visit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk.



Mark Phelan on The Role of Theatre in Invoking Radical Empathy

Welcome to Talking about Methods, a podcast brought to you by the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford (www.law.ox.ac.uk/centres-institutes/centre-socio-legal-studies). This podcast is one of a series we will be developing over the next couple of years. Each episode will involve a discussion with an expert that focuses on the benefits and problems associated with a range of differnet methodologies used in the study of law and society. If you visit our blog (frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk), you will find a short reading list to accompany each talk. We hope you enjoy this podcast.