comunication Theater of the Oppressed · The Aesthetics of the Oppressed. TO! dramatic structure...

Ruben David Fernández (twitter) @coops_r_active

rubendavidfernandez@ub.edu

Moisés Carmona mcarmona@ub.edu

Serxio Munk – Valerie Grusseck – Bernardo Ferri CP Students.

comunication

Theater of the Oppressed a critical methodological device for

Community Psychology Praxis

“let’s play first….”

“(…) those who transforms words into poems transforms themselves into poets,

those who transforms mud into sculptures transforms themselves into a sculptors;

when transforming human and social relationships played on a stage we become citizens.”

Augusto Boal

gratitude!acknowledgment

context!framework

text!script

sub_!text

contents sharing an a dramaturgic-based analogy for PC

context an hybrid – inter disciplinary framework

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Community !Psychology

Empowerment!theories!

&!strategies

applied Arts

TO

Community!Actions

CP!courses

PAR!RapidPA

Citizens!EP

Social!Inclusion

Health!wellbeing

Organizational!Actions

principles of the Method

FROM MICRO TO

MACRO

text The Aesthetics of the Oppressed.

DIALOGUE!SPECTA(C)TOR!

to rehearse!alternatives

EXPLORE!POWER

RELATIONS

COMBINES!ART&

POLITICS WITH!

& FROM!OPPRESSED

Based in Santos, 2017

OPRESSION

Based in Santos, 2017

OPPRESSED (need + desire)

TRANS_"FORMATION

Oppression, a core concept

(…) context of social injustice, power imbalance and a lack of opportunities which perpetuate privileges and reinforce

inequalities and gaps. Injustice that give advantages to selected groups and

disadvantages to oppressed groups.

TO aims to identify, aesthetically research, artistically represent and collectively discuss situations of oppression to

overcome them.

text The Aesthetics of the Oppressed.

& ethics!solidarity

philosophy -history

CP is a value-based!and value driven discipline!

_social justice agenda

Citizens!EP

Social!Inclusion

Health!wellbeing political participation GA

MES

IMAGE!THEATRE

FORUM!THEATRE

NEWSPAPER!THEATRE

RAIBOW!OF DESIRE

LEGISLATIVE!THEATRE

INVISIBLE!THEATRE

SOCIAL &!COMMUNITY ACTIONS!CONCRETE AND CONTINOUS

MULTIPLAY

text The Aesthetics of the Oppressed.

text The Aesthetics of the Oppressed.

TO!dramatic structure

ANTAGONIST (OPRESOR)

ALLIE

S

ALLIE

S

PROTAGONIST (OPPRESSED)

ALLIES

ALLIES

Based in Santos, 2017

SOCIAL!CONTEXT

CONF

LICT 1

2

3

CHINESE!CRISIS!

danger - opportunity

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FAILURE

ASCENSION

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FORU

M ID

ENTI

TY!

ANAL

OGY

- SOL

IDAR

ITY

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ALTERNATIVES

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•  Students “feelthoughts”… •  Participants swing into new positions, roles and social relations. •  Participants experiment new ways to express, represent,

communicate and experience life and self. •  Critical self and context awareness is enhanced through the

process of ascension. •  An experience of being capable and self-efficiency is achieved. •  Site-specific capacities which influence the public sphere are

created, rehearsed and multiplied. •  An Aesthetic proposal is collaboratively generated. •  A rehearsal of small, but significant,

revolutions is achieved…

subtext sentipensares (feelthoughts)

subtext sentipensares (feelthoughts)

Theatre of the Oppressed "as a Martial Art for activist

thanks!!!!