Witches Can't be Burned - Research Timeline & Research Questions

<i>Witches Can’t Be Burned</i> is a practice-based research project initiated by Silva Semerciyan, Drama Lecturer at Bath Spa University, wherein the creation of a playscript became both an instrument and a process for challenging institutional sexism. The play investigated Arthur Miller’s <i>The Crucible</i> and the historical case of the Salem Witch trials through the lens of feminist critical theory to create a diverse narrative, which opened up dialogue about the representation of girls and women in so called ‘masterpieces’. It was commissioned by the National Theatre as part of their Connections Festival 2020 in which 19 youth theatre companies across the UK would perform the play.<br><br>This item contains the Research Timeline and Research Questions.

《女巫不可焚烧》是巴斯斯巴大学戏剧讲师席尔瓦·塞梅西亚恩发起的一项实践导向研究项目，在该项目中，剧本创作既是挑战制度性性别歧视的工具，也是其过程。该剧从女性主义批判理论视角探究了阿瑟·米勒的《萨勒姆的女巫》及萨勒姆女巫审判的历史案例，构建了多元叙事，开启了关于女孩与女性在所谓"经典名作"中表征的对话。该剧受英国国家剧院委托创作，作为其2020年Connections艺术节的一部分，英国各地19家青年剧团将上演该剧。<br><br>本条目包含研究时间线与研究问题。