International Perspectives on Drama and Citizenship Education Acting Globally

WINNER of the Children’s Identity and Citizenship European Association’s (CiCea) award for Best Book 2021, this book brings together respected international academics and practitioners from citizenship and drama to debate, share their experiences and plan a way forward for academic and professional best practice in drama and citizenship education for a democratic society. Drawing on international contributions, the chapters explore fundamental ideas about theatre and drama from a global perspective with connections made to action and identity. The main section of the book showcases authors from around the world discussing their perspectives of what is happening within particular countries and exploring a range of ideas and issues that relate to vitally important matters including community, socialism, post-colonialism, diversity, inclusion and more. The final section of the book brings together teams of authors from citizenship and drama education, who discuss the essential elements of citizenship education and encourage insight and practical collaboration from drama experts. The book is unique in presenting dynamic interaction between citizenship and drama experts and encouraging academics and professionals to develop their own work in these areas. It will be of great interest to academics, researchers and students in the fields of citizenship education, drama education and all those interested in promoting social justice through education.

Introduction Nicholas McGuinn, Norio Ikeno, Edda Sant, and Ian Davies Part I: Perspectives and principles 1. Theatre and citizenship education: global perspectives and points of contact Christopher B. Balme 2. Drama and active citizenship Peter O’Connor and Kelly Freebody 3. Young people, musical theatre and identity Danny Braverman Part II: Country case studies 4. China–drama and citizenship in China:a practitioner’s story Xu Jun with Zhai Yueqin 5. Russia—social theatre Manon van de Water 6. Colombia– making other people’s memories your own: theatre practices and citizenship Laissa M. Rodríguez Moreno 7. England– searching for social justice education in a challenging context Nicholas McGuinn and Ian Davies 8. Japan– at the forefront of change Takahiro Watanabe 9. New Zealand– broken treaties, broken vows: unearthing the bones in citizenship education Peter O’Connor and Kelly Freebody 10. South Africa– struggling on Martin Braund and Logamurthie Athiemoolam 11. Pakistan– oppositional voices and strategies of critique Farhan Ebadat Yar Khan, Rida Sarfra, and Ghazal Syed 12. USA– challenging compliance: activating citizens for change Bethany Nelson Part III: Ideas, issues and actions 13. Ways into drama: preparing for engagement Jonathan Sharp and Peter Brett 14. Voices: drama and the development of speaking and acting in public spaces Sarah Evans, Caroline Pacievich, Marcia Donadel, and Edda Sant 15. Youth political literacy and drama pedagogy Daehoon Jho and CheraéHalley 16. Against the odds: community citizenship education and drama in South Africa Joseph Divala, Martin Braund, and Logamurthie Athiemoolam 17. Drama and social and moral responsibility Andrew Peterson and Joseph Winston 18. Identity, drama and citizenship education Ghazal Shaikh and Paulina Bronfman Collavati 19. Professional development Lee Jerome, Gareth Evers, and Alex Suthern 20. Conclusions and recommendations Nicholas McGuinn, Norio Ikeno, Edda Sant, and Ian Davies

Nicholas McGuinn is currently a Visiting Fellow at the University of York, UK and has worked in secondary and higher education for over 40 years. He has published in the fields of teacher training as well as English and drama pedagogy. Norio Ikeno is Professor at Nippon Sport Science University, Japan. Before that, he worked for 35 years at the Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima University, Japan. Ian Davies is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Education, University of York, UK. He is a Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; has worked as an expert in education for democratic citizenship for the Council of Europe; and has been a Visiting Professor at the Education University of Hong Kong. Edda Sant is a Reader at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. A former social studies and citizenship teacher, her research interests lie in citizenship, political and democratic education. She has published widely in this field, including her 2021 monograph Political Education in Times of Populism.