Dr Abi Weaver
Dr Abi Weaver is an author, creative practitioner and filmmaker working across research, storytelling and social impact. Drawing on over 20 years of research and practice, she has developed a Theory of Voice that explores how voice, agency and meaning emerge through relationships and power. This work informs her approach to ethics and representation, with a particular focus on motherhood, displacement, documentary film and humanitarian storytelling.
Areas of Interest:
Theory of Voice - Exploring how voice, agency and meaning emerge through relationships, encounters and power, with a focus on Relational Voice in research and practice.
Ethics and Representation - Examining who gets heard, how stories are told, and the ethical responsibilities involved in representing others, particularly in documentary film and humanitarian storytelling.
Publications - Documentary, academic and creative work exploring voice, motherhood, displacement and the politics of representation.
New! Autumn 2026
BOOK RELEASE
Strangers: Women-Led Theatre, Motherhood and Dissent. (Editor and Contributor)
CHAPTER
‘Non-Linguistic Voice and Documentary Interview,’ in The Oxford Handbook of Media and Vocality
PODCAST
Ethical Storytelling in the Third Sector.
Interviews with leading voices shaping more inclusive approaches to ethics and storytelling.
