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This book is the first definitive publication to consider the intersections of applied theatre and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - a series of goals which have shaped development and social justice initiatives from 2015-2030.
List of contents
AcknowledgmentAbout the authorsIntroductionTaiwo Afolabi, Abdul Karim Hakib and Bobby Smith
1. Understanding Applied Theatre in the Context of the Sustainable Development GoalsTaiwo Afolabi, Abdul Karim Hakib and Bobby Smith
Part One - Applying Theatre in Times of Global CrisesAn Introduction - Abdul Karim Hakib
2. New Democratic Designs and World Making: The Theatrical Public Sphere and the Struggle for the New Constitution in Zimbabwe - Access to Justice and Accountable Institutions for AllVibeke Glørstad and Kelvin Chikonzo
3. Applying Theatre for Development in Conflict: The Case of Jol/Ropp Communities in Plateau State, NigeriaMillicent Ahupa
4. Nature, Art & Habitat Residency for the Body PerformingLucinda Coleman and Ilaria Mazzoleni
Part Two - Collaboration across Geographies: Tensions and ComplexitiesAn Introduction - Bobby Smith
5. Global North and Global South Collaboration in Training to Achieve 'Good Health and Wellbeing': a Case Study of Theatre for Development in Kisumu County, KenyaMatthew Elliott and C.J. Odhiambo
6. Linguistically Sustainable Multilingual Interactions in Monolingual Institutions Claire French and Sibusiso Mkhize
7. Working Against Myopic Vulnerabilisation: HEXlappies and Kind PracticesKatharine Low with Katrina Mokwena, Nicky Nyanga and Erica L
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Part Three - Envisioning the Future: Looking Back to Look AheadAn Introduction - Taiwo Afolabi
8. Resistances Inside the Neoliberal Model: Education and Prison in ChilePenelope Glass and Viviana Soto Aranda
9. Applied Puppetry and Health ActionMatt Smith
10. A Search for Cognitive Justice: A Tale Told in Three ActsSelina Busby
Index
About the author
Taiwo Afolabi is the Canada Research Chair in Socially Engaged Theatre, the director of the Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre, and an associate professor at the University of Regina, Canada.
Dr Abdul Karim Hakib is a lecturer at the University of Ghana. His research focuses on Historicizing Theatre for Development (TfD).
Bobby Smith is an associate professor of Theatre and Performance at the University of Warwick, UK.
Summary
This book is the first definitive publication to consider the intersections of applied theatre and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – a series of goals which have shaped development and social justice initiatives from 2015-2030.
