Abstract
A review of drama research in Sweden is presented, based on a descriptive analysis of Swedish doctoral dissertations. Bourdieu's field concept is used as a framework and the results are discussed in relation to the perceived need for a research discipline in drama. The author asks: How can Swedish drama research be described? Which theoretical perspectives and research methods are being used? This overview shows the academic disciplines that are hosting research of drama in education. Influences from their theoretical perspectives are briefly discussed. It is found that there is no autonomous field but rather a domain of drama research which includes dissertations within the disciplines of Education and Literature. It is put forward that conditions in Sweden are not as good as other Nordic countries, where subject specific education and expert tutors are available at the research level. Taking into account the general tendencies to work in inter- and cross-disciplinary ways and around ‘knowledge areas’ within higher education, the author wonders if an autonomous research discipline is unnecessary or even impossible to achieve.
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