Environmental Justice and Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed: a Unique Community Tool for Outreach, Communication, Education and Advocacy.

Our article, Environmental Justice and Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed: a Unique Community Tool for Outreach, Communication, Education and Advocacy, describes this transformative process, explores the theoretical and scientific influences behind the method and unpacks the collaborative dynam...

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Publicado en:Theory in Action Vol. 1; no. 2; pp. 20 - 40
Autores principales: Sullivan, John, Parras, Juan
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Transformative Studies Institute 2008
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          Co-Director: Public Forum & Toxics Assistance Division / NIEHS Center in Environmental Toxicology; Sealy Center for Environmental Health & Medicine; University of Texas Medical Branch @ Galveston TX. 301 University Blvd. Galveston TX 77555-1110
          Director: T.e.j.a.s. (Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services); Director of Community Outreach: CLEAN (Citizens League for Environmental Action Now); 6733 Harrisburg Blvd; Houston TX 77011
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        Sociological research
        Environmental justice
        Social justice
        Environmental rights
        Environmental sociology
        Social advocacy
        Intervention (Social services)
        Social change
        Community change
        Social dynamics
        Boal, Augusto, 1931-2009
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          Environmental justice
          Social justice
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          Environmental sociology
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          Boal, Augusto, 1931-2009
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        Augusto Boal
        Community Environmental Forum Theater
        Environmental Justice
        Paulo Freire
        Theatre of the Oppressed
      ab: Our article, Environmental Justice and Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed: a Unique Community Tool for Outreach, Communication, Education and Advocacy, describes this transformative process, explores the theoretical and scientific influences behind the method and unpacks the collaborative dynamic modulating the efforts of community activists, nonprofit environmental professionals and academics to achieve and refine their working relationship. The text is accompanied by photos from actual sessions that illustrate how the methodology embodies concepts from environmental and social sciences to promote scientific literacy, and also uses short uncomplicated scenes to show how environmental injustices adversely affect both physical and mental health, and the larger economy of impacted communities. The fact that 85% of these towns and neighborhoods are communities of color underscores the fact that race and class are keys to the struggle for environmental justice. The Forum Theater methodology also provides a dialogic structure for deconstructing these deep-seated, bitterly divisive issues with sensitivity and respect.
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