Global Feminism from Page to Stage: Teaching "Half the Sky" and "Seven"

Autor/in	Capo, Beth Widmaier
Titel	Global Feminism from Page to Stage: Teaching "Half the Sky" and "Seven"
Quelle	In: Feminist Teacher: A Journal of the Practices, Theories, and Scholarship of Feminist Teaching, 23 (2012) 1, S.17-30 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0882-4843
DOI	10.5406/femteacher.23.1.0017
Schlagwörter	Documentaries; Females; Feminism; Women Administrators; Gender Issues; Social Justice; Interviews; Drama; Social Problems; Political Issues; College Students; College Faculty; Activism; Teaching Methods; Assignments + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Documentary film; Documentary films; Dokumentarfilm; Weibliches Geschlecht; Feminismus; Weibliche Führungskraft; Geschlechterfrage; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schauspiel; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Politischer Faktor; Collegestudent; Fakultät; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Assignment; Auftrag; Zuweisung
Abstract	The documentary play "Seven" is the collaboration of seven female playwrights with seven women activists connected in 2006 by the Vital Voices Global Partnership, a nonprofit nongovernmental organization supporting the development of female leaders (Vital). The stated mission of Vital Voices is to "identify, invest in and bring visibility to extraordinary women around the world by unleashing their leadership potential to transform lives and accelerate peace and prosperity in their communities." "Seven" is an ensemble piece of documentary theatre based on interviews, and the play has usually just seven women on a stage deviod of props or sets. "Seven" was created as an artistic response to social and political issues, a feminist intervention, and it has benefited from the support of actors, public figures, and politicians, and author Beth Capo argues it should be taught and staged on American college campuses as an opportunity to educate and inspire students and larger community audiences about women's leadership in solving global issues. Doing so offers an opportunity for feminist pedagogy and a form of activism to both faculty and students. This article traces the performance of "Seven" at a private liberal arts college and offer suggestions and assignments for teaching the text. According to a Chinese proverb, "Women hold up half the sky." When Karen Dean, professor of political science and director of the college leadership program, first introduced other faculty to Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's book "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide," faculty immediately saw the pedagogical potential of that text. "Half the Sky" entered the curriculum in several classes. The author encourages feminist scholars, teachers and educators to explore the use of "Half the Sky" as a tool in their classrooms. A group project assignment is provided. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01