1st Edition
Drama and Social Justice Theory, research and practice in international contexts
Drama and Social Justice: An Introduction Kelly Freebody and Michael Finneran Part One Critical Issues and Intersections: Part 1 Kelly Freebody and Michael Finneran. Tensions and Mythologies in the Liminal Space between Drama and Social Justice Michael Finneran and Kelly Freebody. Democratic and Participatory Theatre for Social Justice: There Has Never Been a Famine in a Democracy. But There Will Be Jonothan Neelands. Exploring Emotion in Participatory Drama about Social Justice: A Case Study of Creon’s Decree Penny Bundy, Julie Dunn and Madonna Stinson. Responsible Art and Unequal Societies: Towards a Theory of Drama and the Justice Agenda Kathleen Gallagher Part Two Critical Issues and Intersections: Part 2 Michael Finneran and Kelly Freebody. Drama in Schools: Agency, Community and the Classroom Caitlin Munday, Michael Anderson, Robyn Gibson and Andrew Martin. Looking Back, Moving Forward: Drama, Disability and Social Justice Andy Kempe and Sonali Shah. Towards Bethlehem: The Indra Congress David Oddie and Tim Prentki. Becoming Curious about Coventry: A Journey in Cross-cultural, Cross-institutional Drama Practice Rachel King and Hannah Grainger Clemson. When Hope and History Rhyme: Resistance through Drama Education Peter O’Connor. Applied Theatre, Social Media and Glocalisation: C&T at Work with Child Peace Kenya, Nairobi Paul Sutton. Playing at Being Another We: Using Drama as a Pedagogical Tool within a Gender Rights and Sexuality Education Program Helen Cahill. Fluorescent Raincoat into Yellow Umbrella: Social Responsibility as Embodied Experience Chan, Yuk-lan Phoebe. Conclusion Michael Finneran and Kelly Freebody.
Biography
Kelly Freebody is Senior Lecturer and Program Director of the Combined Degrees in Education in the Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, Australia. Her research interests include applied drama, social justice, teacher education and school-community relationships.
Michael Finneran is Senior Lecturer in Drama and Director of the Centre for Contemporary and Applied Theatre at Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland. His research interests include applied drama, social justice, contemporary performance, teacher education and curriculum policy.
