Performance

McCabe, K. (2019). Opening in to Aletheia. In E. Lyle (Ed.), Fostering a relational pedagogy: Self-study as transformative praxis (pp. 116–126). Brill | Sense. https://discovery.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=eb215552-ebc5-36f3-aef3-6b6d301971fb

• Hermeneutics: Theory and methodology of interpretation, applied to stories of cancer experience from grandmother's perspective.

• Identity shift: From patient to survivor, but survivor identity feels constraining and alienating.

• Self-understanding: Reflecting on cancer experience through performance, conversation, and processes.

• Performance art: Utilized to explore self-perception, relationships, and evolving understanding of identity.

• Performance feedback: Silence, comments, and audience reactions inform self-reflection and growth.

• Performance as witness: Continuous interpretation of self in relation to memories, experiences, and the world.

• Impact of cancer: Opens up past, present, and future, offering a space for interpretive inquiry and sense-making.

• Aletheia: Concept of revealing concealed truths, opposite of forgetfulness, brings forth forgotten or concealed aspects of self and life.

• Exploration through performance: Learning to stay open to new understandings of self and the world, recognizing interconnectedness and ongoing growth.