Martin Göthberg

Martin Göthberg is a Senior Lecturer at the Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg, specializing in Music, Dance and Drama Pedagogy. His work focuses on drama education, theater production processes, and collaborative learning in educational settings.

Dr. Göthberg's primary research interests include:

• Drama text interpretation and its application in educational contexts
• Collaborative learning processes in theater production
• Character development and stage text transformation
• Emotional aspects of drama education
• Meaning-making processes among high school students in drama
• Ethnographic approaches to studying drama education

His publication record from 2015-2021 reveals a consistent scholarly trajectory examining how students engage with drama texts and transform them into stage productions. The research demonstrates particular interest in collaborative meaning-making, text interpretation methodologies, and the educational value of theater work. Göthberg frequently employs ethnographic and qualitative methods to study these phenomena in authentic high school and university educational settings.

Dr. Göthberg has published in respected academic journals including Mind, Culture and Activity and Learning, Culture and Social Interaction, and has presented at conferences such as the LDN-konferensen. His work has contributed to understanding the complex processes involved in moving from written drama texts to performed stage productions in educational contexts.

He maintains active research collaborations with colleagues including Cecilia Björck and Åsa Mäkitalo, with multiple co-authored publications examining the intersection of drama education, text interpretation, and collaborative learning processes.