1st Edition
Embodied Learning in Educational Theatre Perspectives on Kinesthetic Change and Social Transformation from Urban Classrooms and Prison Settings
By Nancy Smithner
Copyright 2025
254 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
254 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
254 Pages
16 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book explores embodied teaching practices through applied and physical theatre, drawing extensively on the author’s rich experience teaching in diverse urban environments, including schools, colleges and prison settings.
It presents a groundbreaking conceptualization of embodied practice aimed at fostering personal and social growth through educational theatre. Each chapter delves into... Read more
Introduction
Part I: Theory 1 Theory and the Body 2 Embodied Cognition 3 Ethics
Part II: Practice 4 Embodied Practices 5 Embodied Practitioners 6 Embodied Pedagogy
Part III: Prison 7 An Overview of Mass Incarceration 8 The Carceral Body 9 Teaching Theatre in Prison 10 Rehabilitation through the Arts 11 Prison Tale
Part IV : Coda 12 The Drama Classroom
Biography
Nancy Smithner is Clinical Professor of Educational Theatre, New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, USA.
