Boal, Theatre in Education and the Promotion of Fundamental British Values

Autor/in	Ward, Sophie
Titel	Boal, Theatre in Education and the Promotion of Fundamental British Values
Quelle	In: Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 16 (2018) 3, S.38-67 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1740-2743
Schlagwörter	Theater Arts; Teaching Methods; Social Values; Propaganda; Terrorism; Nationalism; Audiences; Foreign Countries; Public Policy; Comparative Analysis; Prevention; Authoritarianism; Criticism; Power Structure; Social Systems; Political Attitudes; Financial Support; Consciousness Raising; Elementary Secondary Education; Preschool Education; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Theaterwissenschaft; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Sozialer Wert; Terrorismus; Nationalismus; Spectator; Zuschauer; Ausland; Öffentliche Ordnung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Autoritarismus; Kritik; Social system; Soziales System; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Finanzielle Förderung; Bewusstseinsbildung; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung
Abstract	This paper offers a critical analysis of the imposition of Fundamental British Values (FBVs) in schools and nurseries as part of Prevent, the UK's counter-terrorism strategy, and compares the rationale of this policy with the motivation for Theatre in Education (TIE). This paper argues that the 'values' promoted through education under Prevent bear a troubling resemblance to the pattern of fascist propaganda critiqued by Adorno. In response to the UK's counter-terrorism strategy, this paper asks if it is possible for TIE in England today to be informed by Boal's Poetics of the Oppressed, which are underpinned by Brecht's Marxist Poetics. Discussion takes place in three parts: Part I examines policy on FBVs, asking if we are experiencing a return to Idealism. Part II develops this analysis by comparing Idealist Poetics and Marxist Poetics, asking what kind of theatre for young audiences is being funded in England today, and why. Part III completes the analysis by looking at Boal's Poetics of the Oppressed, asking if his method is feasible in England today. This paper concludes that theatre that is designed to raise our critical consciousness is not always welcome, as it places demands on us to imagine a different society, when we are in fact heavily invested in the status quo. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Institute for Education Policy Studies. University of Northampton, School of Education, Boughton Green Road, Northampton, NN2 7AL, UK. Tel: +44-1273-270943; e-mail: ieps@ieps.org.uk; Web site: http://www.jceps.com
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Update	2020/1/01