Breaking the Silence

Participatory Forum Theatre and Gender-Based Violence Prevention in Mining Communities. A Case Study of Makusha, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2785496
AutoresEverjoy Magwegwe (0000-0002-4693-4795, University of Johannesburg, autor correspondente)
Ano2024
Volume61
Fascículo5
Páginas575-584
Data de publicação2024-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSociety (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0147-2011 • E-ISSN: 1936-4725
EditoraSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s12115-024-01010-7
OpenAlexW4401688079
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas33

This study investigates forum theater, an interactive, participatory type of theater, as a tool to better understand and combat gender-based violence (GBV) in Makusha, a densely populated mining community in Shurugwi, the Midlands region of Zimbabwe. Deeply impacted by rapid mining industry expansion, this community faces intensifying social tensions. At the core of the study lies an examination of the influence of forum theater on community attitudes and behaviors. Attention is paid to its role in empowering vulnerable segments of the community, especially women, and how it fosters resilience and resistance against GBV. The study discusses the transformative potential of forum theater in addressing deep-seated social issues and the urgency of creating inclusive and violence-free spaces in communities

Citizen journalism · Community resilience · Participatory action research · Pedagogy · Political science · Psychological resilience · Public relations · Resistance (ecology) · Silence · Sociology · Transformative learning · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Engineering · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · South African History and Culture