dr. Marlieke Wilders

I am an audience and reception researcher in the arts. I specialize in aesthetic experiences in relationship to the experience of space and place, focusing on theatre architecture and theatre space, found spaces, industrial heritage and (adaptive) re-use of heritage sites, festivals, theatrical events and the functioning of performing arts in the public domain. As an interdisciplinary researcher I am passionate about merging different research methods such as quantitative and qualitative methods, participant observation, archival research, cultural analysis, arts based methods and research through design into the best mix for confronting specific research questions. I am an experienced teacher with a broad background in the arts, teaching in the areas of arts sociology, artivism, arts-based methods, cultural policy, arts management and marketing, cultural leadership and methodology at BA, MA and ReMA level. I welcome PhD supervision in my areas of expertise.

More about dr. M. L. Wilders

2024

Wilders, M., & Counihan, M. (2024). Acting UP! Project-based learning in staging urban protest. 1. Abstract from Enlight Teaching & Learning Conference 24, Tartu, Estonia.

Wilders, M., & Boer, H. (2024). Community of Practice Interdisciplinary Education. 1-1. Poster session presented at RuG Education Festival 2024: Culture, Context & Collaboration, Groningen, Netherlands.

Edelman, J., Szábo, A., Toome, H.-L., Wilders, M., & Zijlstra, A. (Accepted/In press). Conclusion. In J. Edelman, A. Szabó, H.-L. Toome, M. L. Wilders, & A. Zijlstra (Eds.), Studying European Theatre Audiences: The STEP City Study (The Routledge Theatre & Performance Series in Audience Research). Routledge, Taylor and Francis group.

Edelman, J., Szábo, A., Toome, H.-L., Wilders, M., & Zijlstra, A. (Accepted/In press). Introduction. In J. Edelman, A. Szabó, H.-L. Toome, M. L. Wilders, & A. Zijlstra (Eds.), Studying European Theatre Audiences: The STEP City Study (The Routledge Theatre & Performance Series in Audience Research). Routledge, Taylor and Francis group.

Counihan, M., & Wilders, M. (2024). Staging Urban Politics for Environmental Representation. 83-83. Abstract from POLLEN24, Lund, Sweden.

Edelman, J., Szábo, A., Toome, H.-L., Wilders, M., & Zijlstra, A. (Accepted/In press). Studying European Theatre Audiences: The STEP City Study. (The Routledge Theatre & Performance Series in Audience Research ). Routledge, Taylor and Francis group.

Wilders, M. (Accepted/In press). The City Survey: Quantitative Audience and Reception Research Methods. In J. Edelman, A. Szabó, H.-L. Toome, M. L. Wilders, & A. Zijlstra (Eds.), Studying European Theatre Audiences: The STEP City Study (The Routledge Theatre & Performance Series in Audience Research). Routledge, Taylor and Francis group.

Wilders, M. (Accepted/In press). The City Survey: Data Management and Comparative Data Analysis. In J. Edelman, A. Szabó, H.-L. Toome, M. L. Wilders, & A. Zijlstra (Eds.), Studying European Theatre Audiences: The STEP City Study (The Routledge Theatre & Performance Series in Audience Research). Routledge, Taylor and Francis group.

2023

Lange, C., Laviolette di Carpegna, E., Jansen, M., Gkika, S., & Wilders, M. (2023). Perceptions of Interdisciplinary Education at University College Groningen. In N. de Ruiter, R. Wittingslow, & R. Chiu (Eds.), Strange Bedfellows: An experiment in Student-directed Interdisciplinary Research (pp. 131-152). University of Groningen Press.

Wilders, M., van Tijn, M., & Ramakers, B. (2023). Rapportage publieksonderzoek Het Land van Belofte. Een tafelspel. University of Groningen.

2022

Wilders, M. (2022). Methodological Approaches in Studying European Theatre Audiences: Challenges in Survey Design and Data Analysis in the Context of International Comparative Research. 351-352. Abstract from International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR/FIRT) World Congress, Reykjavik, Iceland.

2021

Jurcisinova, K., Wilders, M., & Visser, J. (2021). The Future of Blockbuster Exhibitions After the Covid-19 Crisis: The Case of the Dutch Museum Sector. Museum International, 73(3-4), 20-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/13500775.2021.2016279

2019

Wilders, M., & Rusch, L. (2020). Moving the audience: Dutch landscape experienced through the SummerJazzCycleTour. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 26(6), 558-570. https://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2019.1583271

2018

Wilders, M., & Rusch, L. (2018). Summer Jazz Bicycle Tour: Landscape as Heritage, Heritage as Jazz. In B. Perry, L. Ager, & R. Sitas (Eds.), Festivals as Integrative Sites: Valuing Tangible and Intangible Heritage for Sustainable Development (pp. 42-43)

2016

Wilders, M., & Mentegazzi, E. (2016). De fabriek herontdekt: het perspectief van gebruikers in het transformatieproces. East Wind Academic Publishers. http://hdl.handle.net/11245.1/389e44ed-8fba-40d7-b886-69a5abaf2769

Wilders, M., & Mentegazzi, E. (2016). [RE]FRAME: Sala delle Colonne, Castello del Valentino, Polytechnic University of Turin. Exhibition, Polytechnic University of Turin.

Wilders, M. (2016). The (Re-)use of Cultural Heritage Sites: The concept of Memory in Visitors’ Experiences. Paper presented at Cultural Heritage and Improvised Music in European Festival meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://chimeproject.org/2016/02/

2015

Wilders, M., Toome, H.-L., Sorli, M., Szábo, A., & Zijlstra, A. (2015). 'Dodobre me je očaralo': Izkušnje občinstva različnih tipov in žanrov gledališča v štirih evropskih mestih. Amfiteater, 3(1-2), 99-137. http://hdl.handle.net/11245/1.496073

Wilders, M., & Mentegazzi, E. (2015). From Working Space to Theatre Space: the user perspective. Web publication/site https://adaptivereuse.wixsite.com/marlinewilders

van Maanen, J., Sorli, M., Toome, H.-L., Wilders, M., Edelman, J., Szábo, A., & Balkanyi, M. (2015). Gledalci, kdo so? Demografska analiza gledališkega občinstva v štirih evropskih mestih. Amfiteater, 3(1-2), 75-97. http://hdl.handle.net/11245/1.496075

Wilders, M., Toome, H.-L., Sorli, M., Szábo, A., & Zijlstra, A. (2015). 'I was utterly mesmerised': Audience experiences of different theatre types and genres in four European cities. Amfiteater, 3(1-2), 305-343. http://hdl.handle.net/11245/1.492354

van Maanen, J., Sorli, M., Toome, H.-L., Wilders, M., Edelman, J., Szábo, A., & Balkanyi, M. (2015). Spectators, who are they? A demographic analysis of theatre audiences in four European cities. Amfiteater, 3(1-2), 281-303. http://hdl.handle.net/11245/1.492244

2013

van Maanen, J., Zijlstra, A., & Wilders, M. (2013). How theatre functions in the city of Groningen: Supply and use in a regular season. University of Groningen, Research Centre Arts in Society.

2012

Wilders, M. L., & Zijlstra, A. (2012). Eindrapportage publieksonderzoek Noord Nederlands Toneel. s.n.

Wilders, M. L. (2012). Theaterbeleving in het belevenistheater: De architectuur van het theatergebouw als context voor de theaterervaring. [Thesis fully internal (DIV), University of Groningen]. s.n.

2009

Wilders, M. L. (2009). How Theatre Buildings Condition the Realization of Values for Local Audiences. In H. van Maanen, A. Kotte, & A. Saro (Eds.), Global Changes - Local Stages. How Theatre Functions in Smaller European Countries (pp. 460 - 489). (Themes in Theatre. Collective Approaches to Theatre and Performance; No. vol. 5). Rodopi.

van den Hoogen, Q. L., & Wilders, M. (2009). STEP on Stage: Studying Theatre Systems in Glocal Contexts. In H. van Maanen, A. Kotte, & A. Saro (Eds.), Global Changes - Local Stages: How Theatre Functions in Smaller European Countries (pp. 527 - 537). (Themes in Theatre. Collective Approaches to Theatre and Performance; No. vol. 5). Rodopi.

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