Paedophilia and Child Sexual Abuse in Drama and Theatre

Paedophilia and Child Sexual Abuse in Drama and Theatre
Author: Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2019-01-10
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1527524728

In many Western countries, numerous instances of cases of historical and present-day sexual abuse of children (Child Sexual Abuse, CSA) have made the headlines across the entire range of media. These cases are discussed variously as paedophilia and child sexual abuse. In the heat of the debate, concepts and related terminology tend to become at best vague, and there is much in the way of sheer sensationalism. Altogether, a hazy cloud of facts and fiction has been created around paedophilia in its relation to CSA. This book adds to the very urgently needed enhanced level of understanding by analysing the nature of paedophilia and its relation to CSA as they have been depicted and dealt with in contemporary British and American drama and theatre. Drawing on the plays and their reviews allows it to illustrate the ambiguity of paedophilia and child sex abuse, and to ask questions that are not often uttered and not easily answered.

Consciousness, Performing Arts and Literature

Consciousness, Performing Arts and Literature
Author: Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 423
Release: 2018-09-30
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1527516903

Against the background of personal, institutional and cultural trajectories, this book considers dance, opera, theatre and practice as research from a consciousness studies perspective. Highlights include a conversation with Barbara Sellers-Young on the nature of dance; an assessment of the work of International Opera Theater; a new perspective on liveness and livecasts; a reassessment, with Anita S. Hammer, of the concept of a universal language of the theatre; a discussion of two productions of new plays; the development of a new concept of theatre of the heart; a comparison of Western and Thai positions on the concept of beauty; and an examination of the role of conflict for theatre. The final chapter of the book is taken up by the author’s first novel, which launches the new genre of spiritual romance.

Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia

Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia
Author: C. Wald
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2007-10-11
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0230288618

Hysteria, trauma and melancholia are not only powerful tropes in contemporary culture, they are also prominent in the theatre. As the first study in its field, Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia explores the characteristics and concerns of the Drama of Hysteria, Trauma and Melancholia through in-depth readings of representative plays.

Iterationen

Iterationen
Author: Sabine Lucia Müller
Publisher: Wallstein Verlag
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2008
Genre: Collective memory
ISBN: 9783835302372

200 Plays for GCSE and A-Level Performance

200 Plays for GCSE and A-Level Performance
Author: Jason Hanlan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2021-05-20
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1350146641

How do I choose a play to perform with my students that meets the curriculum requirements and also interests my class? What can I introduce my students to that they might not already know? If you're asking these questions, this is the book for you! Written specifically for drama teachers, this is a quick, easy-to-use guide to finding and staging the best performance material for the whole range of student abilities and requirements for 15 - 18-year-olds. It suggests 200 plays suitable for students of all abilities and requirements, providing sound advice on selection and realisation, and opening up plays and playwrights you may have never known existed. Structured in 2 parts, Part 1 consists of 8 easy-to-read chapters, explaining how to get the most out of the resource. Part 2 is a vast resource listing 200 plays suitable for study/performance at GCSE and A Level. The details of each play are set out in an easy-to-navigate chart that offers introductory information on: Play Playwright Casting numbers Gender splits Ability Genre description Brief Summary Exam level Workshop ideas Warnings/advice (where necessary) Suggested scenes for study Performance notes including lighting, sound, costume and space

International Handbook of Research in Arts Education

International Handbook of Research in Arts Education
Author: Liora Bresler
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 1568
Release: 2007-09-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1402030525

Providing a distillation of knowledge in the various disciplines of arts education (dance, drama, music, literature and poetry and visual arts), this essential handbook synthesizes existing research literature, reflects on the past, and contributes to shaping the future of the respective and integrated disciplines of arts education. While research can at times seem distant from practice, the Handbook aims to maintain connection with the live practice of art and of education, capturing the vibrancy and best thinking in the field of theory and practice. The Handbook is organized into 13 sections, each focusing on a major area or issue in arts education research.

The Politics of In/Visibility

The Politics of In/Visibility
Author: Kath Woodward
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2015-09-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1137319305

Visibility matters in contemporary societies; online, in the media and in the public eye. But who is seen and how? Are women still seen through a male gaze? This book explores the politics of looking and being looked at, and the relationship between actual and virtual worlds, for example in sport, art and cinema.

The Nether

The Nether
Author: Jennifer Haley
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2014-11-30
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 0810130645

The Nether, a daring examination of moral responsibility in virtual worlds, opens with a familiar interrogation scene given a technological twist. As Detective Morris, an online investigator, questions Mr. Sims about his activities in a role-playing realm so realistic it could be life, she finds herself on slippery ethical ground. Sims argues for the freedom to explore even the most deviant corners of our imagination. Morris holds that we cannot flesh out our malign fantasies without consequence. Their clash of wills leads to a consequence neither could have imagined. Suspenseful, ingeniously constructed, and fiercely intelligent, Haley’s play forces us to confront deeply disturbing questions about the boundaries of reality.

The Use of the Creative Therapies with Sexual Abuse Survivors

The Use of the Creative Therapies with Sexual Abuse Survivors
Author: Stephanie L. Brooke
Publisher: Charles C Thomas Publisher
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2007
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0398077010

This book is a useful reference for anyone seeking to provide therapy to survivors of sexual abuse. The approach represented here is a holistic one that utilizes various approaches to heal the various manifestations of sexual abuse trauma. Since the acts associated with such abuse are often so difficult to discuss, this book presents several methods of communicating these unspeakable horrors nonverbally, allowing the survivor to express their trauma with less difficulty. This approach seeks to use the actions of the body to heal the mind. This text contains information relevant to treatment for children, adolescents, and adults, as well as male or female, and in group or individual settings. Many useful activities are outlined and illustrations are provided as examples.