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Theatre of Good Intentions

Challenges and Hopes for Theatre and Social Change

Palgrave Macmillan

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction: Why Do We Want to Use Theatre to Make Social Change?

  3. Impacting Participants

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
    2. Theatre of Good Intentions

      • Dani Snyder-Young
      Pages 21-39
  4. Impacting Audiences

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-80
    2. Catharsis, Critical Distance, and Change

      • Dani Snyder-Young
      Pages 81-94
    3. Conclusion: Real Change in the Real World

      • Dani Snyder-Young
      Pages 132-139
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 140-156

About this book

Theatre of Good Intentions examines limitations of theatre in the creation of social and political change. This book looks at some of the reasons why achieving such goals is hard; examining what theatre can and can't do. It examines a range of applied and political theatre case studies, focusing on theatre's impact on participants and spectators.

About the author

Dani Snyder-Young is Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts at Illinois Wesleyan University, USA. Her research focuses on applied theatre. Previous publications include articles in Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre Research, Theatre Research International, Youth Theatre Journal and the International Journal of Learning.

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