Empowering the oppressed through participatory theater

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Keywords:

Communication, social change, theater activist

Abstract

The present article describes participatory theater as a means of empowering audience individuals to lead social change. The focus on participation by oppressed individuals as a means of organizing for social change was recognized as important by scholars and practitioners, especially by the celebrated Brazilian educator, Paulo Freire, and the Brazilian theater activist, Augusto Boal. Here we discuss the role of participatory theater in engaging and educating audiences in what is being commonly-called the entertainment-education strategy.

Author Biography

Arvind Singhal, Ohio University, Estados Unidos

Professor and presidential research scholar in the school of communication studies, Ohio university. He is co-author of entertainment-education: a communication strategy for social change (1999) and combating aids: communication strategies in action (2003); and co-editor of entertainment-education and social change: history, research, and practice (2004) and the children of africa confront aids: from vulnerability to possibility (2003).

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2022-01-16

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Singhal, A. (2022). Empowering the oppressed through participatory theater. Investigación &Amp; Desarrollo, 12(1), 138–163. Retrieved from https://rcientificas.uninorte.edu.co/index.php/investigacion/article/view/1096

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Vol. 12 No. 1: Ene - Jun (2004)

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