How Do You Make Social Change?

Kushner, Tony; Burnham, Linda; Paterson, Doug; Fung, Archon; Oneal, John R.; Uno, Roberta; Hughes, Holly R.; Brosius, Peter C.; Atlas, Caron; Kondo, Dorinne; Martinez, Rubén O.; Alexander, Buzz; Cocke, Dudley; Sánchez, Graciela; Malpede, John; Pottenger, Marty; Miller, Tim; Joseph, Melanie; Pope.L, William

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“…Research-based drama (also called ethnodrama) is an example of progressive theatre that invites dialogue and change in ideas and emotional orientation (Kushner et al, 2001). Theatre and drama are used as a way to share insights from research with others, incorporating direct excerpts from research transcripts into dramatic scenes played out by composite characters (Denzin, 1997;Norris, 1997).…”

Section: I'm Still Here-research-based Dramamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The research drama was created to help diminish the unnecessary suffering that accompanies the misunderstanding and judgment of persons living with Alzheimer's disease (Mitchell et al, 2006). This purpose is aligned with claims that art in research is tied with moral purposes and social responsibility Denzin, 2003;Eisner, 2002;Finley, 2008;Gablick, 2002;Kushner, Burnham, & Paterson, 2001;McIntyre & Cole, 2008;McNiff, 2008;Weber, 2008). McNiff (2008) states that "the idea of researching human experience through the arts makes complete sense to people, especially those of us who long to integrate art with service to others and revive partnerships between art and science" (p. 30).…”

Section: I'm Still Here-research-based Dramamentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Experience of Engaging With Research-Based Drama: Evaluation and Explication of Synergy and Transformation

Mitchell

Dupuis

Jonas-Simpson

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Qualitative Inquiry

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Researchers describe how audiences experienced a research-based drama called I'm Still Here; a production about persons and families living with dementia. The research drama was created to help diminish the unnecessary suffering that accompanies the misunderstanding and judgment of persons living with dementia. This article describes the immediate experience of seeing, hearing, and feeling research findings that have been transformed through drama. We explored how participants described the experience of engaging with the drama-what words they used, what was felt, and what lingered after the performance was over. Seven patterns or processes, called patterns of synergy are described: seeing anew; connecting with reverberating truths; placing and relating self; sensing embodied impact, discerning meaningful learning; expanding understanding of perspective; and affirming personal knowing. Each pattern of synergy is considered in light of participant quotes and extant literature. Findings support the promise of the arts in health-related research and education.

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Section: I'm Still Here-research-based Dramamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: I'm Still Here-research-based Dramamentioning

confidence: 99%

The Experience of Engaging With Research-Based Drama: Evaluation and Explication of Synergy and Transformation

Mitchell

Dupuis

Jonas-Simpson

et al. 2011

Qualitative Inquiry

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“…] and "when applied to learning, social action and therapy, performance becomes a means for changing understanding, power dynamics, consciousness, and behavior" (Landy and Montgomery, 2012, p. xii). This implies that a theory of change exists in all theater projects regardless of whether that theory is articulated (Kushner et al, 2001), and that all projects are predicated on what someone thinks the participants need and the strategies that will enable them to meet those needs. Importantly, however, theater should not want to change people.…”

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Research-Based Theater and “Stigmatized Trauma”: The Case of Suicide Bereavement

Hagström

2020

Front. Psychol.

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Background: Existing research shows that family members who suffer the loss of a loved one through suicide often experience self-blame and shame, and that this limits their grieving process. It can also lock them into stigmatized positions and the notion that either somebody or a dysfunctional family is to blame for the suicide. Aim: This article investigates from a narrative perspective how a theater play might counteract the stigma that surrounds suicide bereavement by contributing destigmatizing understandings of suicide. Methods: A theater play was performed in a churchyard theater in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2019. Audience members were asked to write down their free reflections on a form distributed at the theater. In particular, they were asked to assess whether they found the play related to their own lives and, if so, how; and to describe what they had learned. Their written reflections [N = 41] were analyzed from a narrative methodological perspective to investigate their responses to the play. Three categories of audience member were identified from their responses: people with their own suicide bereavement experiences; people with similar but different experiences of stigmatized trauma; and people who did not report any experiences of suicide or stigmatized trauma. Results: The suicide-bereaved generally reported familiarity with the thematic performed, in particular the "why question," the blame and shame responses and the silenced family communication. Most of these aspects were also shared by those affected by other types of stigmatized trauma. Respondents from all categories emphasized how they had learned that suicide is a desperate rather than a deliberated act, caused by overwhelming emotional pain or depression. Ultimately, suicide was perceived as an involuntary death caused by complex interacting factors linked to both inner vulnerabilities and stressful life events, for which no one was to blame. Conclusion: The results show that research-based theater is a time-limited and costeffective method of introducing alternative meanings and identities to both individual mourners and the broader cultural context from which stigma originates, and how it can have destigmatizing effects on a stigmatized trauma such as suicide bereavement.

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An Introduction to Applied Drama

Nicholson¹

2005

Applied Drama

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How Do You Make Social Change?

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The Experience of Engaging With Research-Based Drama: Evaluation and Explication of Synergy and Transformation

The Experience of Engaging With Research-Based Drama: Evaluation and Explication of Synergy and Transformation

Research-Based Theater and “Stigmatized Trauma”: The Case of Suicide Bereavement

An Introduction to Applied Drama

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