Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice CAIP Research Series: Empowering Communities for Environmental Action Through Drama based Methods

Monday, August 3, 2009

Empowering Communities for Environmental Action Through Drama based Methods

The article "Engaging Neighbors, Transforming Toxic Realities" Community Environmental Forum Theatre, Using Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed to Promote Environmental Justice" by John Sullivan Adjunct Faculty member Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch is featured in the book Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice, Inquiries for Hope and Change (Pt. l, Creative Arts in Research and Action for Community Change, pg. 61).

"Community Environmental Forum theatre (is) a bi-directional, educational interface empowering communities with peer-reviewed science, infusing science with a bias toward action on social justice issues and an ethical perspective that prioritizes inclusion, respect and commitment to addressing community needs, honoring community historical perspectives, and integrating community cultural practices directly into participatory research methodologies."
John Sullivan

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About the Book

About the book

Table of Contents

Overview of content, contributors

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Editors

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"Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice, Inquiries for Hope and Change" Editor, Cheryl McLean, Associate Editor Robert Kelly (see info about editors here) is the inaugural text in the CAIP Research Series, a project of The International Journal of the Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice, IJCAIP Journal (http://www.ijcaip.com) and is published by Detselig Temeron Books, Calgary. The book is a contemporary research collection that features methods that are participative, communal, active and experiential. It speaks of approaches that actively re-illuminate lived experiences and foster and encourage deep and multi-sensory communication and embodied forms of expression with elements visual, emotional, physical and spiritual. At over 400 pages this information rich text features accounts from leaders in the field from across disciplines and demonstrates how the creative arts can uniquely cross disciplines and fields in search of solutions while creating new communities for change in the process.......

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"…a 'tour de force'!"

"I've begun to read it (Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice) and have been enjoying the breadth and diversity of the articles. Well done!"

Nick Nissley Ed.D., Director of Leadership Development, Banff Centre for the Arts

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We are again preparing to offer the course on art and creative expression in social work practice and inquiry and would like to know if you have 35 books on hand (of your second CAIP text book, "Creative Arts in Research for Community and Cultural Change" for the students who will be registered in the course. If so, I will ask our Bookstore to contact you to place the order.

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Dr. T. Heinonen
Faculty of Social Work
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg

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"I and my spouse recently contributed a chapter on evolving professional attitudes to a book on community where we used the (Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice) text as one of our references. The book, edited by J. Peter Rothe (University of Alberta Public Health) will be published in about one year's time."

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"This book is filled with research, narratives and ideas for the student, scholar, community art-maker and anyone interested in using the arts to connect with and engage the marginalized in our communities. In Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice, Inquiries for Hope and Change, editor Cheryl McLean enlists a talented and passionate group of researchers and practitioners to share their experiences using various art forms to change lives....McLean skillfully weaves a tapestry of empathic and innovative practices that provide a series of effective real-world strategies for engaging marginalized populations who are facing daunting social issues. Empathy is clearly the thread running through the text which connects the stories and experiences of the practitioners, patients and researchers described in these pages. "

Peter Cormier doctoral student, Educational Studies, Lesley University, Cambridge, Mass.

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NEW! Read article "No Wall Too High for RN Educator Working Across Borders in Arts and Health

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Lubomir Popov, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Interior Design Program

American Culture Studies affiliated faculty

Bowling Green State University OH

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I am in deep admiration for the work you are doing, It is really making a difference and will continue to do so! One of my PhD students was truly taken with..your first book. It really helped focus his research in volunteerism and performing arts.

Dr. Julia Buyers

Expressive Therapies, Lesley University

Cambridge, Mass.

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"Fantastic. I received the book in the mail on Friday - it's a
wonderful resource."

Sophie Anne Edwards
Director
4elements Living Arts
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"I am particularly drawn to the (narrative) work of Susan MacRae (pg. 289, "To be Human with Other Humans, A Caregiver's Narrative") I have found myself teaching from the humanities perspective as ultimately many of the reasons I ended up interested in creative work in health care was from a moral viewpoint…"

S. Spencer RN, Newcastle UK

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"I am teaching a course in the summer on Art and Creative Methods in Social Work Practice and would like to purchase 30 - 35 copies."

Professor, Faculty of Social Work

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"Congratulations, I am sure that you are both relieved and delighted that the book is out. I know what an onerous job it is to edit such a volume. "

Ardra Cole Ed.D., Professor and Co-Director, Centre for Arts Informed Research, Department of Adult Education, OISE, University of Toronto
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"I am grateful for the CAIP books and links to essays on-line -- I am currently re-structuring my research methods seminar and curriculum around ABR and the studies made available through CAIP texts. Thank you"

Sarah Brock
Academic Director,

SIT Study Abroad, A Program of World Learning

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(this text) "tells stories and provides examples of how the arts may be used in social research to raise awareness, move the public to act, and provide help to marginalized populations. Information about various social issues is combined with stories of arts research projects, demonstrating the power of the arts to reach people and bring about change. The text inspires readers with its narratives of people coming together, helping one another and finding meaning through the creative arts. It is clear from the research that arts-informed research methods are inclusive to diverse populations."

Dr. Amy Clements-Cortes, Baycrest, University of Windsor

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International Journal of The Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice Advisory Board

George Belliveau, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia

Subrata Sankar Bagchi, Ph.D., Visiting Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Ottawa

Lace Marie Brogden, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Regina

Michael Hutcheon MD, FRCP, Deputy Physician and Chief of Education, Toronto University Health Network

Robert W. Kelly Ph.D., Associate Professor, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Calgary

Pia C. Kontos Ph.D., Research Scientist, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

Patricia McKeever Ph.D., Health Sociologist, Senior Scientist, Bloorview Research Institute, Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto

Nick Nissley, Ed.D., Dean of Business, Cincinnati State, formerly Executive Director of Leadership Development, Banff Centre for the Arts

Lubomir Popov Ph.D., Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences, Interior Design, Bowling Green State University, Ohio

Johnny Saldana MFA, Professor of Theatre, Herberger College of the Arts, Arizona State University

Publisher, Cheryl L. McLean, London, Ont.

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