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Social justice in literature

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Developing New Plays Around Themes of Social Justice, 2021

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Identifier: te_2021spring_antoun_joseph.pdf
Overview

"This thesis analyzes a project that developed three short new plays which were solicited from local playwrights and centered on themes of social justice. Many processes exist for developing new plays. This project focused on a process which I have used professionally which combines multiple readings followed by moderated discussions. The discussions were based on a set of guidelines for comparing similarities in plays with themes of social justice." -- Abstract

Dates: 2021

"Take Your Hoodie Off, We Can't See Who You Are": Reflections on a Social Justice-Themed Playmaking Project with Eighth Grade Students, 2022

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Identifier: te_2022spring_vaughn_megan.pdf
Overview "Since 2020, when COVID-19 began sweeping through the country, students have had a lot of changes surrounding their education and curriculum. They've had to navigate different forms of instruction, ever-changing mask mandates, and pooled testing. Due to these circumstances, lots of decisions regarding their education were made for them. For my Thesis Project, I facilitated a gentle Playmaking process with an underserved, urban, eight-grade classroom, to explore how creating a play based...
Dates: 2022