This article addresses the potential use of applied theatre in facilitating new language acquisit... more This article addresses the potential use of applied theatre in facilitating new language acquisition among refugees who are resettled in European countries such as Germany. The article charts the applied theatre work carried out by one of the authors with Syrian refugees in Europe, with a special focus on participant reactions to the host country’s expectations surrounding language acquisition and identity-making. The authors challenge current ‘integration’ practices that prioritize focused language learning as a major indicator for the refugees’ re-nationing process, arguing for higher consideration of the trauma surrounding displacement, especially when refugees have first arrived in their host community.
Call for Papers: Diacrítica 31.3
2017-06-09
CALL FOR PAPERS DIACRÍTICA 31.3
Immigration, refuge... more Call for Papers: Diacrítica 31.3 2017-06-09 CALL FOR PAPERS DIACRÍTICA 31.3
Immigration, refugees and the Humanities: Critical engagements with new challenges/opportunities
Immigration can be echoed in other terms such as refugees, migration, citizenship, inclusion, innovation, inequality, exclusion, social capital emigration, assimilation, local, global...etc.
Diacrítica 31.3 is interested in writings that engage in a productive dialogue about the broad concept of immigration. The submission can address immigration from cultural, artistic and linguist perspectives with reference to the discourses that contribute to the construction of our knowledge about immigration as well as to the individual / collective experience and memory in this context. Different perceptions and imaginaries as marked by gender, age, social class, religion and ethnicity are particularly relevant.
We particularly welcome contributions that address the current refugee questions within the European context.
Possible questions to be discussed can be related to refugees/ stateless/asylum seekers, and the processes, which inform the public opinion/ politics/ economics of their livelihood and their host culture. Scholars are encouraged to critically and closely examine such questions going beyond the traditional discourse of human rights and minority inclusion and transcending the concept of crisis limited in time and space.
Papers may focus on the liminality of the refugee experience; their identities’ construction processes especially within the sites they reside in, e.g. Refugee camps or centres, that tend to be less ephemeral than we think.
Scholars are also invited to analyze and argue for the necessity of creative processes as complementary or alternative methodology to engage with refugees as a community and in connection with their host context.
In this issue, we would like to welcome submissions that may deal with manifestos, notes from the field, testimonials, observations, and creative writing that engage critically with the topic.
Deadline for submission: September 1, 2017
Invited editors: Marie-Manuelle Silva; Fadi Skeiker (CEHUM, Universidade do Minho)
A story about applied theatre work with Syrian refugees in Germany published in South Writ Large:... more A story about applied theatre work with Syrian refugees in Germany published in South Writ Large: Stories, Arts, and Ideas from the Global South
“Teacher, we tried everything; nothing will work,” declared one woman at the end of the session. ... more “Teacher, we tried everything; nothing will work,” declared one woman at the end of the session. This fatalism was her conclusion to a theatre workshop designed to explore, and perhaps promote, empowerment among women, one of two conducted in community centers in Amman, Jordan, under the direction of the author, an applied theatre specialist, with three assistants. Paradoxically, the pessimistic view of this workshop participant speaks to both the success and limitations of this kind of theatre work, especially in the context of conservative communities in the Arab world. Applied theatre, with roots in popular education, political organizing, and activism, has been used throughout the world to foster consciousness about issues and to bolster the abilities of less-enfranchised peoples. While applied or participatory theatre offers tremendous promise in promoting a political voice and justice in the Arab world, the task of translating techniques that were developed in other cultures to conservative, religious communities in Jordan and elsewhere faces significant challenges. These two workshops revealed several of these challenges in relation to using the body, filming, and specific theatre techniques. The women participants, despite some differences in education and economic status among them, were able to vocalize views about gender equality in Jordanian society, all voicing some of the same problems. The project demonstrated that participatory storytelling—my blend of several methods of applied theatre—serves as both a means and end for empowering women in the Middle East.
This paper charts the ways in which a researcher uses applied theatre practice as a tool to addre... more This paper charts the ways in which a researcher uses applied theatre practice as a tool to address netizenship issues in the advancement of digital age by documenting a workshop he co-facilitated with graduate students at the University of Porto during the Future Places conference in 2013. The workshop used applied theatre both to catalyze intellectual discussion on netizenship and to create creative performance that embodied the concepts discussed. Applied Theatre approach is used to exploring issues of netizenship because, similar to social media, it blurs the lines between performer and audience. The results and analysis of the workshop demonstrate that applied theatre was a successful tool to address netizenship issues.
"This paper focuses on the role of applied theatre in empowering Palestinian youths who live in o... more "This paper focuses on the role of applied theatre in empowering Palestinian youths who live in one of the biggest refugee camps in the Middle East. An applied theatre workshop, using personal
stories of the participants, is analysed to examine the achievements and challenges that face the facilitator while leading the workshop. The facilitator’s journey in organising, leading and reflecting on his practice serves as a microcosm for the case of applied theatre in the Middle East,
a part of the world where applied theatre culture has not yet spread and/or is not yet fully recognised as a tool for addressing personal growth and the resulting social change."
I gathered these monologues from my work in the field and curated them in this podcast platform. ... more I gathered these monologues from my work in the field and curated them in this podcast platform.
Vent" is an informative educational documentary film that takes us in a journey with 15 Arab Spri... more Vent" is an informative educational documentary film that takes us in a journey with 15 Arab Spring involved participants at the "ARTiculating Peace Workshop "held in Amman 21 Aug. 2012 – 27 Aug. 2012 by Lina Hamdan under the support of "Davis projects for peace" and collaboration with Amman Theater lab - Dr. Fadi Skeiker ,Columbia Global Center in the Middle East and All Jordan Youth Commission.
The film reflects the process the participants went through at the workshop to tell stories of their countries' revolutions using applied theater and hip-hop music.
Film Produced and Directed By Abdulelah Al.Jawarneh
This article addresses the potential use of applied theatre in facilitating new language acquisit... more This article addresses the potential use of applied theatre in facilitating new language acquisition among refugees who are resettled in European countries such as Germany. The article charts the applied theatre work carried out by one of the authors with Syrian refugees in Europe, with a special focus on participant reactions to the host country’s expectations surrounding language acquisition and identity-making. The authors challenge current ‘integration’ practices that prioritize focused language learning as a major indicator for the refugees’ re-nationing process, arguing for higher consideration of the trauma surrounding displacement, especially when refugees have first arrived in their host community.
Call for Papers: Diacrítica 31.3
2017-06-09
CALL FOR PAPERS DIACRÍTICA 31.3
Immigration, refuge... more Call for Papers: Diacrítica 31.3 2017-06-09 CALL FOR PAPERS DIACRÍTICA 31.3
Immigration, refugees and the Humanities: Critical engagements with new challenges/opportunities
Immigration can be echoed in other terms such as refugees, migration, citizenship, inclusion, innovation, inequality, exclusion, social capital emigration, assimilation, local, global...etc.
Diacrítica 31.3 is interested in writings that engage in a productive dialogue about the broad concept of immigration. The submission can address immigration from cultural, artistic and linguist perspectives with reference to the discourses that contribute to the construction of our knowledge about immigration as well as to the individual / collective experience and memory in this context. Different perceptions and imaginaries as marked by gender, age, social class, religion and ethnicity are particularly relevant.
We particularly welcome contributions that address the current refugee questions within the European context.
Possible questions to be discussed can be related to refugees/ stateless/asylum seekers, and the processes, which inform the public opinion/ politics/ economics of their livelihood and their host culture. Scholars are encouraged to critically and closely examine such questions going beyond the traditional discourse of human rights and minority inclusion and transcending the concept of crisis limited in time and space.
Papers may focus on the liminality of the refugee experience; their identities’ construction processes especially within the sites they reside in, e.g. Refugee camps or centres, that tend to be less ephemeral than we think.
Scholars are also invited to analyze and argue for the necessity of creative processes as complementary or alternative methodology to engage with refugees as a community and in connection with their host context.
In this issue, we would like to welcome submissions that may deal with manifestos, notes from the field, testimonials, observations, and creative writing that engage critically with the topic.
Deadline for submission: September 1, 2017
Invited editors: Marie-Manuelle Silva; Fadi Skeiker (CEHUM, Universidade do Minho)
A story about applied theatre work with Syrian refugees in Germany published in South Writ Large:... more A story about applied theatre work with Syrian refugees in Germany published in South Writ Large: Stories, Arts, and Ideas from the Global South
“Teacher, we tried everything; nothing will work,” declared one woman at the end of the session. ... more “Teacher, we tried everything; nothing will work,” declared one woman at the end of the session. This fatalism was her conclusion to a theatre workshop designed to explore, and perhaps promote, empowerment among women, one of two conducted in community centers in Amman, Jordan, under the direction of the author, an applied theatre specialist, with three assistants. Paradoxically, the pessimistic view of this workshop participant speaks to both the success and limitations of this kind of theatre work, especially in the context of conservative communities in the Arab world. Applied theatre, with roots in popular education, political organizing, and activism, has been used throughout the world to foster consciousness about issues and to bolster the abilities of less-enfranchised peoples. While applied or participatory theatre offers tremendous promise in promoting a political voice and justice in the Arab world, the task of translating techniques that were developed in other cultures to conservative, religious communities in Jordan and elsewhere faces significant challenges. These two workshops revealed several of these challenges in relation to using the body, filming, and specific theatre techniques. The women participants, despite some differences in education and economic status among them, were able to vocalize views about gender equality in Jordanian society, all voicing some of the same problems. The project demonstrated that participatory storytelling—my blend of several methods of applied theatre—serves as both a means and end for empowering women in the Middle East.
This paper charts the ways in which a researcher uses applied theatre practice as a tool to addre... more This paper charts the ways in which a researcher uses applied theatre practice as a tool to address netizenship issues in the advancement of digital age by documenting a workshop he co-facilitated with graduate students at the University of Porto during the Future Places conference in 2013. The workshop used applied theatre both to catalyze intellectual discussion on netizenship and to create creative performance that embodied the concepts discussed. Applied Theatre approach is used to exploring issues of netizenship because, similar to social media, it blurs the lines between performer and audience. The results and analysis of the workshop demonstrate that applied theatre was a successful tool to address netizenship issues.
"This paper focuses on the role of applied theatre in empowering Palestinian youths who live in o... more "This paper focuses on the role of applied theatre in empowering Palestinian youths who live in one of the biggest refugee camps in the Middle East. An applied theatre workshop, using personal
stories of the participants, is analysed to examine the achievements and challenges that face the facilitator while leading the workshop. The facilitator’s journey in organising, leading and reflecting on his practice serves as a microcosm for the case of applied theatre in the Middle East,
a part of the world where applied theatre culture has not yet spread and/or is not yet fully recognised as a tool for addressing personal growth and the resulting social change."
I gathered these monologues from my work in the field and curated them in this podcast platform. ... more I gathered these monologues from my work in the field and curated them in this podcast platform.
Vent" is an informative educational documentary film that takes us in a journey with 15 Arab Spri... more Vent" is an informative educational documentary film that takes us in a journey with 15 Arab Spring involved participants at the "ARTiculating Peace Workshop "held in Amman 21 Aug. 2012 – 27 Aug. 2012 by Lina Hamdan under the support of "Davis projects for peace" and collaboration with Amman Theater lab - Dr. Fadi Skeiker ,Columbia Global Center in the Middle East and All Jordan Youth Commission.
The film reflects the process the participants went through at the workshop to tell stories of their countries' revolutions using applied theater and hip-hop music.
Film Produced and Directed By Abdulelah Al.Jawarneh
Uploads
Papers by Fadi Skeiker
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2017-06-09
CALL FOR PAPERS DIACRÍTICA 31.3
Immigration, refugees and the Humanities: Critical engagements with new challenges/opportunities
Immigration can be echoed in other terms such as refugees, migration, citizenship, inclusion, innovation, inequality, exclusion, social capital emigration, assimilation, local, global...etc.
Diacrítica 31.3 is interested in writings that engage in a productive dialogue about the broad concept of immigration. The submission can address immigration from cultural, artistic and linguist perspectives with reference to the discourses that contribute to the construction of our knowledge about immigration as well as to the individual / collective experience and memory in this context. Different perceptions and imaginaries as marked by gender, age, social class, religion and ethnicity are particularly relevant.
We particularly welcome contributions that address the current refugee questions within the European context.
Possible questions to be discussed can be related to refugees/ stateless/asylum seekers, and the processes, which inform the public opinion/ politics/ economics of their livelihood and their host culture. Scholars are encouraged to critically and closely examine such questions going beyond the traditional discourse of human rights and minority inclusion and transcending the concept of crisis limited in time and space.
Papers may focus on the liminality of the refugee experience; their identities’ construction processes especially within the sites they reside in, e.g. Refugee camps or centres, that tend to be less ephemeral than we think.
Scholars are also invited to analyze and argue for the necessity of creative processes as complementary or alternative methodology to engage with refugees as a community and in connection with their host context.
In this issue, we would like to welcome submissions that may deal with manifestos, notes from the field, testimonials, observations, and creative writing that engage critically with the topic.
Deadline for submission: September 1, 2017
Invited editors: Marie-Manuelle Silva; Fadi Skeiker (CEHUM, Universidade do Minho)
Contact: diacritica@ilch.uminho.pt
stories of the participants, is analysed to examine the achievements and challenges that face the facilitator while leading the workshop. The facilitator’s journey in organising, leading and reflecting on his practice serves as a microcosm for the case of applied theatre in the Middle East,
a part of the world where applied theatre culture has not yet spread and/or is not yet fully recognised as a tool for addressing personal growth and the resulting social change."
Books by Fadi Skeiker
Documentary by Fadi Skeiker
https://open.spotify.com/show/42JeVqdZAsJo1ftAxnEofh?si=7b47aa7e959e4d76
The film reflects the process the participants went through at the workshop to tell stories of their countries' revolutions using applied theater and hip-hop music.
Film Produced and Directed By Abdulelah Al.Jawarneh
Article by Fadi Skeiker
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2017-06-09
CALL FOR PAPERS DIACRÍTICA 31.3
Immigration, refugees and the Humanities: Critical engagements with new challenges/opportunities
Immigration can be echoed in other terms such as refugees, migration, citizenship, inclusion, innovation, inequality, exclusion, social capital emigration, assimilation, local, global...etc.
Diacrítica 31.3 is interested in writings that engage in a productive dialogue about the broad concept of immigration. The submission can address immigration from cultural, artistic and linguist perspectives with reference to the discourses that contribute to the construction of our knowledge about immigration as well as to the individual / collective experience and memory in this context. Different perceptions and imaginaries as marked by gender, age, social class, religion and ethnicity are particularly relevant.
We particularly welcome contributions that address the current refugee questions within the European context.
Possible questions to be discussed can be related to refugees/ stateless/asylum seekers, and the processes, which inform the public opinion/ politics/ economics of their livelihood and their host culture. Scholars are encouraged to critically and closely examine such questions going beyond the traditional discourse of human rights and minority inclusion and transcending the concept of crisis limited in time and space.
Papers may focus on the liminality of the refugee experience; their identities’ construction processes especially within the sites they reside in, e.g. Refugee camps or centres, that tend to be less ephemeral than we think.
Scholars are also invited to analyze and argue for the necessity of creative processes as complementary or alternative methodology to engage with refugees as a community and in connection with their host context.
In this issue, we would like to welcome submissions that may deal with manifestos, notes from the field, testimonials, observations, and creative writing that engage critically with the topic.
Deadline for submission: September 1, 2017
Invited editors: Marie-Manuelle Silva; Fadi Skeiker (CEHUM, Universidade do Minho)
Contact: diacritica@ilch.uminho.pt
stories of the participants, is analysed to examine the achievements and challenges that face the facilitator while leading the workshop. The facilitator’s journey in organising, leading and reflecting on his practice serves as a microcosm for the case of applied theatre in the Middle East,
a part of the world where applied theatre culture has not yet spread and/or is not yet fully recognised as a tool for addressing personal growth and the resulting social change."
https://open.spotify.com/show/42JeVqdZAsJo1ftAxnEofh?si=7b47aa7e959e4d76
The film reflects the process the participants went through at the workshop to tell stories of their countries' revolutions using applied theater and hip-hop music.
Film Produced and Directed By Abdulelah Al.Jawarneh