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Theatre for Peacebuilding

The Role of Arts in Conflict Transformation in South Asia

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Authors:
  1. Nilanjana Premaratna

    1. Zurich, Switzerland

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  • Contributes to key debates in peace studies by exploring how the arts contribute to local and everyday practices of building peace
  • Offers an in-depth discussion of three long-standing theatre groups from South Asia. It examines how they engage with issues of peace and conflict in their respective conflict contexts
  • Drawing on different approaches to theatre and conflict, the book illuminates how theatre works for peacebuilding. This is of particular use to practitioners interested in art-based approaches to peacebuilding

Part of the book series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies (RCS)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Nilanjana Premaratna
    Pages 1-28

  3. Conceptualising Theatre for Peacebuilding

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29
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    2. Peacebuilding and Its Critiques

      • Nilanjana Premaratna
      Pages 31-64

    3. Theatre for Peacebuilding

      • Nilanjana Premaratna
      Pages 65-103

  4. Exploring Theatre in Local Peacebuilding Processes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. Jana Karaliya: Inviting a Shared Future

      • Nilanjana Premaratna
      Pages 107-152

    3. Jana Sanskriti: Transforming Through Empowerment

      • Nilanjana Premaratna
      Pages 153-186

    4. Sarwanam: Speaking for the People

      • Nilanjana Premaratna
      Pages 187-232

    5. Conclusion

      • Nilanjana Premaratna
      Pages 233-240

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 241-249
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About this book

This book contributes to key debates in peacebuilding by exploring the role of theatre and art in general. Premaratna argues that the dialogical and multi-voiced nature of theatre is particularly suited to assisting societies coming to terms with conflict and opening up possibilities for conversation. These are important parts of the peacebuilding process. The book engages the conceptual links between theatre and peacebuilding and then offers an in-depth empirical exploration of how three South Asian theatre groups approach peacebuilding: Jana Karaliya in Sri Lanka, Jana Sanskriti in India, and Sarwanam in Nepal. The ensuing reflections offer insights that are relevant to both students and practitioners concerned with issues of peace and conflict.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Zurich, Switzerland

    Nilanjana Premaratna

About the author

Nilanjana Premaratna is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. She studied at the University of Queensland, Australia and her research and publications engage with art, peacebuilding, and politics.

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