Essays about: "social theatre"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 52 essays containing the words social theatre.

  1. 6. Transformation through Play: Examining the Role of Theatre of the Oppressed on Empowerment

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Piotr Siwek; [2023]
    Keywords : Empowerment; Theatre of the Oppressed; Agency; Emancipation; Participation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Despite having been established since the 1970s as a school of theatre promoting a method of emancipation through facilitating communication about unequal power structures, Theatre of the Oppressed has not had not yet been comprehensively researched in terms of its emancipatory qualities. This paper examines a plethora of studies describing effective use of Theatre of the Oppressed while highlighting their reference to empowerment. READ MORE

  2. 7. Philippine strategic behavior from 2011 to 2021 in light of developments in the South China Sea

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Raluca-Maria Irimia; [2022]
    Keywords : Philippine foreign policy; South China Sea dispute; Hedging theory; Risk management; Philippine-China relations; Philippine-US relations; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the past decades, China's rise has set off a shift from the unipolar era, rendering the South China Sea (SCS) a theatre for revived great power rivalry. In this environment, the behavior of secondary states navigating the heavy seas of the SCS dispute has drawn significant academic attention to the study of small and middle-power strategy. READ MORE

  3. 8. Painting, Play, and Politics : A Technical Examination of the Painting Polyxena is Sacrificed by Jacob de Wet I (ca 1610-1675) and its Cultural Contex

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Joanna Kiesler Svensson; [2022]
    Keywords : Technical Art History; Multispectral Imaging; Polyxena; Jacob de Wet; Dutch Golden Age; Theatricality;

    Abstract : The study departs from a technical examination of the panel painting Polyxena is Sacrificed in the Stockholm University Collection of Art, establishing the artistic process, level of ambition, and material choices by means of multispectral imaging techniques and elemental analysis. The artist, Jacob de Wet I, was both a well-reputed Haarlem-painter who specialized in small scale history paintings and headed a mass-producing workshop which supplied the low-end art markets of Haarlem and Amsterdam. READ MORE

  4. 9. Remembering our Essential We through Transformative Experiences : An inquiry for transforming sustainability

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ottilia Söderström; Pim ter Laan; [2022]
    Keywords : Transformation; Sustainability; Liminality; Communitas; Eco-anxiety; Embodiment; Social Presencing Theatre;

    Abstract : In this autoethnographic journey we aim to redefine sustainability by becoming aware of our current dominant thought paradigm which created the current sustainability issues in the first place. This thesis explores the nuances of growth in consciousness and a transformation in our internal capacities through transformative direct-intuitive practices and tools. READ MORE

  5. 10. European Culture in Crisis? : The Versatility, Survivability, and Sustainability of Spain's Microtheatre Industry

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Ekua Mbrah Inkoom; [2022]
    Keywords : Microtheatre; Spain; Covid-19; Versatility; Sustainability; Globalisation;

    Abstract : In this thesis, the versatility, survivability, and sustainability of Spain’s microtheatre industry is analysed in the light of the European Culture in Crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Using microtheatre in Spain as a case study, the thesis studies: 1) the versatility of the Spanish microtheatre industry; 2) how its versatility ensures its survival during the Covid-19 pandemic; and 3) how its versatility ensures its sustainability in post Covid-19. READ MORE