Research Catalog

Title

Applied theatre : resettlement : drama, refugees and resilience / Michael Balfour, Penny Bundy, Bruce Burton, Julie Dunn amd Nina Woodrow.

Author

Balfour, Michael, 1966-

Publication

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2015.

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Additional Authors

• Bundy, Penny
• Burton, Bruce, 1945-
• Dunn, Julie, 1959-
• Woodrow, Nina

Description

xv, 231 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.

Summary

"The book offers a compelling combination of analyis and detailed description of aesthetic projects with young refugee arrivals in Australia. In it the authors present a framework that contextualises the intersections of refugee studies, resilience and trauma, and theatre and arts-based practice, setting out a context for understanding and valuing the complexity of drama in this growing area of applied theatre. Applied Theatre: Resettlement includes rich analysis of three aesthetic case studies in Primary, Secondary and Further Education contexts with young refugees. The case studies provide a unique insight into the different age specific needs of newly arrived young people. The authors detail how each group and educational context shaped diverse drama and aesthetic responses: the Primary school case study uses process drama as a method to enhance language acquisition and develop intercultural literacy; the Secondary school project focuses on Forum Theatre and peer teaching with young people as a means of enhancing language confidence and creating opportunities for cultural competency in the school community, and the further education case study explores work with unaccompanied minors and employs integrated multi art forms (poetry, art, drama, digital arts, clay sculptures and voice work) to increase confidence in language acquisition and explore different forms of expression and communication about the transition process. Through its careful framing of practice to speak to concerns of power, process, representation and ethics, the authors ensure the studies have an international relevance beyond their immediate context. Drama, Refugees and Resilience contributes to new professional knowledge building in the fields of applied theatre and refugee studies about the efficacy of drama practice in enhancing language acquisition, cultural settlement and pedagogy with newly arrived refugee young people"--

Series Statement

Applied theatre

Alternative Title

Resettlement : drama refugees and resilience

Subjects

• Refugees
• Australia
• Refugees > Australia
• PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism
• Drama in education
• Theater > Australia

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-224) and index.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: -- List of illustrationsAcknowledgementsNotes on the authorsForeword PrefaceChapter 1 Introduction Part One Chapter 2 Refugee Resettlement: Arriving, becoming and belongingChapter 3 Framing the Practice: Participatory arts in resettlement contextsPart TwoChapter 4 A giant, a robot and a magic man: process drama in the primary yearsChapter 5 Acting Against Bulling: Managing conflict and bullying in a secondary drama classroomChapter 6 Passing the Sand: integrating arts and language pedagogies in a further education contextChapter 7 Conclusion -- Living with hopeNotesBibliographyIndex.

Call Number

MWET 15-2286

ISBN

• 9781472524645 (hardback)
• 1472524640 (hardback)
• 9781472533791 (paperback)
• 1472533798 (paperback)

LCCN

2014037318

OCLC

892620409

Author

Balfour, Michael, 1966- author.

Title

Applied theatre : resettlement : drama, refugees and resilience / Michael Balfour, Penny Bundy, Bruce Burton, Julie Dunn amd Nina Woodrow.

Publisher

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2015.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Applied theatre

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-224) and index.

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Added Author

Bundy, Penny, author.

Burton, Bruce, 1945- author.

Dunn, Julie, 1959- author.

Woodrow, Nina, author.

Research Call Number

MWET 15-2286