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Theatre of the Oppressed
London: Pluto Press, new ed. (2008), xxiv, 184 pp.
Puppets in Theatre for Social Change: An Analysis of the Popularity of Puppets in Africa
African Performance Review, volume 2, issue 2-3 (2008), pp. 7-31
"Theatre has become a prominent tool in the extensive struggle to address social problems in Africa, and it is fairly logical that puppets - as part of the traditional forms of dramatic expression of many African countries - would surface in theatre for social change. A variety of reasons are given
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Dramas of Social Change: Theatre for Development or the Development of Theatre?
Studies in Nepali History and Society, volume 12, issue 2 (2007), pp. 321-347
"This paper provides an ethnograpic analysis of the relationship between theatre groups and donors/theatre groups and audiences that moves away from the national planning / social engineering vs domination/resistance frameworks to highlight what happens at the interface of the development encounter.
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Community Performance: An Introduction
London; New York: Routledge (2007), xii, 238 pp.
"Offering a toolkit for students interested in running community arts groups, this book includes: international case studies and first-person stories by practitioners and participants; sample exercises, both practical and reflective; study questions; excerpts of illustrative material from theorists
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The Last Laugh: Humour in Community Activism
Community Development Journal, volume 42, issue 4 (2007), pp. 470-481
"This paper uses Australian case studies to demonstrate the use of humour in social justice and eco-pax 1 movements. Drawing from the literature and from personal experience in activist street-theatre over more than twenty years, the author discusses the rationale and motivations behind humorous act
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Theatre for Development: An Introduction to Context, Applications and Training
Key Guides
London: Zed Books (2006), 172 pp.
"[...] this book provides students with an introduction to the theory and practice of Theatre for Development (TfD). Since the 1970s, TfD has established itself as a process through which communities can address issues within their own self-development through participation in theatre practice. From
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Act, Learn and Teach: Theatre, HIV and AIDS Toolkit for Youth in Africa
Paris: UNESCO; Co-ordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) (2006), 67 pp.
"This toolkit and associated material, including the CD-ROM provided, introduce you to Forum Theatre as a tool for HIV and AIDS education. The toolkit has been written with special consideration for youth groups and amateur theatre groups in English-speaking Africa who wish to address HIV- and AIDS-
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Remembering: Oral History Performance
New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2006), xii, 205 pp.
"Drawing on the work of scholars and practitioners such as Augusto Boal, Gloria Anzaldua, and Trinh Minh-ha, these essays advocate oral history and oral history-based performance as means to challenge and expand upon traditional ways of transmitting historical knowledge. The contributors' central co
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Indigenous Communication in Africa: Concept, Application and Prospects
Deep Insights
Accra: Ghana Universities Press (2005), xvi, 282 pp.
"This book argues that indigenous modes of communication - for example the oral tradition, drama, indigenous entertainment forms, cultural modes and local language radio - are essential to the societies within which they exist and which create them; and that coupled with newer, or modern forms of co
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Media and Glocal Change: Rethinking Communication for Development
Buenos Aires: Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO); Nordicom (2005), 493 pp.
Puppetry and Puppets: An Illustrated World Survey
Deep Insights
London: Thames & Hudson (2005), 271 pp.
"Eileen Blumenthal provides a comprehensive overview of the history and technique of puppetry and examines in depth and detail the unique nature and abilities of puppets and the countless roles they have played in human societies across the globe for thousands of years. Blumenthal draws examples fro
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Theatre for Development Source Book
Village Volunteers (2005), 16 pp.
Enacting Participatory Development: Theatre-Based Techniques
London: Earthscan (2004), vii, 151 pp.
Entertainment-Education and Social Change: History, Research and Practice
Deep Insights
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (2004), xxii, 458 pp.
Using Theatre in Development
Footsteps, issue 58 (2004), 16 pp.
SIDA et theatre: Comment utiliser le théâtre dans le cadre de la résponse au VIH/SIDA? Manuel pour les groupes de théâtre
Dakar: Bureau Régional de l'UNESCO (BREDA); ONUSIDAUNAIDS (2003), 53 pp.
"Le manuel que vous avez entre les mains fournit dans sa première partie des informations générales sur le VIH/SIDA. Il rend compte de l’ampleur de la pandémie du VIH/SIDA dans le monde et en Afrique subsaharienne, établit ses causes, inventorie les facteurs favorisant la transmission du VIH
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Theatre and Performance in Africa: Intercultural Perspectives
Bayreuth: Breitinger, 2nd revised and enlarged ed. (2003), 224 pp.
