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<p>The article combines the medium of theatre with the experience of war, analysing its therapeutic role in the context of working with both cultural and individual trauma. By citing examples of theatrical activities, the article considers the importance of stage work in the process of taming trauma and in social education about its long-term consequences. The discussion is contextualized by theoretical considerations on memory and trauma, both on a cultural and individual level, with particular emphasis on the therapeutic role of theatre.</p>
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The article combines the medium of theatre with the experience of war, analysing its therapeutic role in the context of working with both cultural and individual trauma. By citing examples of theatrical activities, the article considers the importance of stage work in the process of taming trauma and in social education about its long-term consequences. The discussion is contextualized by theoretical considerations on memory and trauma, both on a cultural and individual level, with particular emphasis on the therapeutic role of theatre.

Theatre and War: The Creative Process as a Form of Working with Trauma

Polish Journal of Educational  Studies

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The article combines the medium of theatre with the experience of war, analysing its therapeutic role in the context of working with both cultural and...

Theatre and War: The Creative Process as a Form of Working with Trauma

Published Online: Jun 05, 2024

Page range: 58 - 70

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/poljes-2023-0006

Keywords
theatre, cultural memory, cultural trauma, war, post-memory, therapeutic function of theatre

© 2023 Urszula Namiotko, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Theatre and War: The Creative Process as a Form of Working with Trauma

Published Online: Jun 05, 2024

Page range: 58 - 70

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/poljes-2023-0006

Keywordstheatre, cultural memory, cultural trauma, war, post-memory, therapeutic function of theatre

© 2023 Urszula Namiotko, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
theatre, cultural memory, cultural trauma, war, post-memory, therapeutic function of theatre