Pinchbeck, M., Edelman, J., Isaacs, K., 2026.
Granny Jackson's Dead: Exploring public attitudes towards 'grief tech' through immersive performance and dialogue.
| Output Type: | Report |
| Brief Description/Editor(s): | Commissioned by Centre for Cultural Value |
| Publisher: | Https://performanceresearch.mmu.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/475/2026/04/MMU2860-Granny-Final-version.pdf |
Granny Jackson's Dead is a pioneering
interdisciplinary project that demonstrates
how immersive theatre can function as a
rigorous, ethical, and impactful method for
public deliberation on emerging technologies.
Developed by Big Telly Theatre Company in
collaboration with researchers from Manchester
Metropolitan University and qualitative
researcher Eleanor O'Keeffe, the project
combines immersive performance, creative
technologies, and social research to explore
public attitudes towards 'grief tech' - digital
tools that mediate memory.