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Julia Whitten

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Julia (she/her) is a drama educator based in the greater Boston area whose scholarship focuses on disability arts and inclusive arts education. The Georgia native holds a BA from Georgia College and State University, where she concentrated her work in management, design, and arts integration. As a Theatre Education and Applied Theatre MFA candidate at Emerson College, she is passionate about exploring how applied theatre practice, disability studies, and justice studies informs her work with young people.

Feb. 16, 2024

6.28 A Conversation with Julia Whitten

This week Jimmy talks with Massachusetts teacher Julia Whitten. She talks about drama based pedagogy as a tool for neurodivergent success, her journey into theatre education, and working as a disabled teaching artist.

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