Full Description
WINNER of the Children's Identity and Citizenship European Association's (CiCea) award for Best Book 2021, this book brings together respected international academics and practitioners from citizenship and drama to debate, share their experiences and plan a way forward for academic and professional best practice in drama and citizenship education for a democratic society.
Drawing on international contributions, the chapters explore fundamental ideas about theatre and drama from a global perspective with connections made to action and identity. The main section of the book showcases authors from around the world discussing their perspectives of what is happening within particular countries and exploring a range of ideas and issues that relate to vitally important matters including community, socialism, post-colonialism, diversity, inclusion and more. The final section of the book brings together teams of authors from citizenship and drama education, who discuss the essential elements of citizenship education and encourage insight and practical collaboration from drama experts.
The book is unique in presenting dynamic interaction between citizenship and drama experts and encouraging academics and professionals to develop their own work in these areas. It will be of great interest to academics, researchers and students in the fields of citizenship education, drama education and all those interested in promoting social justice through education.
Contents
Introduction Part 1: Perspectives and principles 1. Theatre and citizenship education: global perspectives and points of contact 2. Drama and active citizenship 3. Young people, musical theatre and identity Part II: Country case studies 4. China - drama and citizenship in China: a practitioner's story 5. Russia—social theatre 6. Colombia - making other people's memories your own: theatre practices and citizenship 7. England - searching for social justice education in a challenging context 8. Japan - at the forefront of change 9. New Zealand - broken treaties, broken vows: unearthing the bones in citizenship education 10. South Africa - struggling on 11. Pakistan - oppositional voices and strategies of critique 12. USA - challenging compliance: activating citizens for change Part III: Ideas, issues and actions 13. Ways into drama: preparing for engagement 14. Voices: drama and the development of speaking and acting in public spaces 15. Youth political literacy and drama pedagogy 16. Against the odds: community citizenship education and drama in South Africa 17. Drama and social and moral responsibility 18. Identity, drama and citizenship education 19. Professional development 20. Conclusions and recommendations
