| Title | Chapter 6: Processing alternative methodologies |
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| Contributor | Dianna Moodley(author) |
| Clare Craighead(author) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2025.BK524.06 |
| Landing page | https://books.aosis.co.za/index.php/ob/catalog/book/524 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Copyright 2025 @ Dianna Moodley with Clare Craighead. Licensee: AOSIS (Pty) Ltd. The moral rights of the authors have been asserted. |
| Publisher | AOSIS |
| Published on | 2025-10-06 |
| Print length | 12 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
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Dianna Moodley is the research coordinator in the Faculty of Arts and Design at Durban University of Technology, South Africa. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Human Sciences – Sociolinguistics, obtained from the University of KwaZulu-Natal after completing her postgraduate studies with distinction in the United States of America (USA). She is the recipient of the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for creative work involving divergent thinking, innovation and entrepreneurship from the Durban University of Technology (2023). She was honoured with the Outstanding Women Leaders in South African Higher Education award from the Higher Education Resource Services – South Africa (HERS-SA). She received the international prestigious award for best presentation in Barcelona, Spain (2022). Her research interest lies in sociolinguistics, with vast experience in quantitative and qualitative methodologies. She focuses on how language can contribute to enabling social relationships and how, as a vital part ofhuman communication, language has the power to build societies and strengthen associations. She has more than 10 years of experience instrategic academic leadership and development, and she has expertise in quality processes and systems in the higher education environment. She has a strong research portfolio spanning journal article publications, journal reviews, membership on an international editorial board and participation in local and international conferences. She is also an experienced research fund proprietor, including several National Research Foundation (NRF) grants.
Clare Craighead is a lecturer in the Department of Drama and Production Studies at Durban University of Technology, South Africa. She holds a Master’s (MA) degree in Drama and Performance Studies, focusing her research on site-specific dance theatre and embodied spaces in the work of South African choreographer and scholar Jay Pather. Currently, she is pursuing her PhD, which explores nomadic theory, posthuman subjectivities and performative embodiments in the work of various performance art practitioners from the Global South. She has over two decades of experience teaching in South African higher education. In addition to her academic role, she serves as the company manager of the Durban-based Flatfoot Dance Company and also freelances in backstage and production roles when time permits. She is an integral member of the organising team for the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience and currently serves as the facilitator for JOMBA! Khuluma, its long-standing dance writing residency.