Wan-Jung Wang
Biographic Data
| ID | 7546869 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wan-Jung Wang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wan-Jung |
| FAMILY NAME | Wang |
| SIGNATURE | WANG W |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Tainan |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Combating global issues of land reform, urbanisation and climate change with local community theatre devising and praxes in Taiwan
In the face of the effects of globalisation on performing arts in Taiwan, community theatre and educational theatre-makers have become particularly dedicated to creating performances focusing on lo
Tackling local issues with applied theatre praxes in globalised Asia
"Tackling local issues with applied theatre praxes in globalised Asia." Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, 22(4), pp. 500–501
Tackling local issues with applied theatre praxes in globalised Asia-Conclusion
"Tackling local issues with applied theatre praxes in globalised Asia-Conclusion." Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, 22(4), pp. 523–524
Reimagining communities and implementing social learning
Since the 1990s, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan have encountered political, social, economic and cultural challenges. During this period, their community theatres have played distinctive roles in activating their public space to reimagine their communities, form dialogues with their governments and construct learning experiences amongst various communities. Because of the similar historical background of these areas in a postcolonial and postmod…
Using process drama in museum theatre educational projects to reconstruct postcolonial cultural identities in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan
Museums have been employing theatre activities in their educational programmes to outreach youngsters for more than three decades all over the world since the late 1980s; however, it is still quite a new experience for eastern and south-eastern Asian countries. In the past 3 years, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan started to use different forms of museum theatre in educational programmes to represent their multiple histories and cultural identitie…
New imaginings and actions of Drama Education and Applied Theatre in NIE4 in Asia
Since the end of the 1980s in the NIE4 - Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore - in Asia, progressive cultural and educational policies have developed along with tremendous economic growth, and a belief in the value of cultivating excellent human resources has provided the fertile ground to plant the seeds for Drama Education and Applied Theatre in schools and community settings. Drama Education and Applied Theatre projects have therefore …
Transgressive local act
This paper examines a community theatre project in Kaohsiung County, Taiwan that aimed to tackle domestic violence through a collaboration between local community female elders and the facilitator. The paper investigates how an outside facilitator could unfix the assumed community identities which tend to exclude outsiders or sub-groups, in this case the outsiders were Vietnamese brides. It also explores how the Boalian techniques such as the jok…
An exploration of the aesthetics of an oral history performance developed in the classroom
This paper aims to explore a range of aesthetic aspects involved in the devising and production processes of oral history performance in a classroom setting. It touches upon the ethical dimension of aesthetics employing the Confucianist Wang Yang Ming's aesthetic philosophy and Buber's theories of relation as the theoretical frames. The devising process realises the concept of aestheticisation of ethics by fulfilling the ‘I–You’ relations through…
The subversive practices of reminiscence theatre in Taiwan
Founded in 1995, the Taiwanese Uhan Shii Theatre Group has created 12 distinctive reminiscence theatre productions and has performed locally in Taiwan as well as globally around the world. The company has developed its own theatrical aesthetics of memory, and their work not only represents the traditions of Taiwanese culture and habitus, but it also subverts its conventions. In this paper I will examine how the aesthetics of production represents…
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The subversive practices of reminiscence theatre in Taiwan
Founded in 1995, the Taiwanese Uhan Shii Theatre Group has created 12 distinctive reminiscence theatre productions and has performed locally in Taiwan as well as globally around the world. The company has developed its own theatrical aesthetics of memory, and their work not only represents the traditions of Taiwanese culture and habitus, but it also subverts its conventions. In this paper I will examine how the aesthetics of production represents…
Transgressive local act
This paper examines a community theatre project in Kaohsiung County, Taiwan that aimed to tackle domestic violence through a collaboration between local community female elders and the facilitator. The paper investigates how an outside facilitator could unfix the assumed community identities which tend to exclude outsiders or sub-groups, in this case the outsiders were Vietnamese brides. It also explores how the Boalian techniques such as the jok…
An exploration of the aesthetics of an oral history performance developed in the classroom
This paper aims to explore a range of aesthetic aspects involved in the devising and production processes of oral history performance in a classroom setting. It touches upon the ethical dimension of aesthetics employing the Confucianist Wang Yang Ming's aesthetic philosophy and Buber's theories of relation as the theoretical frames. The devising process realises the concept of aestheticisation of ethics by fulfilling the ‘I–You’ relations through…
New imaginings and actions of Drama Education and Applied Theatre in NIE4 in Asia
Since the end of the 1980s in the NIE4 - Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore - in Asia, progressive cultural and educational policies have developed along with tremendous economic growth, and a belief in the value of cultivating excellent human resources has provided the fertile ground to plant the seeds for Drama Education and Applied Theatre in schools and community settings. Drama Education and Applied Theatre projects have therefore …
Reimagining communities and implementing social learning
Since the 1990s, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan have encountered political, social, economic and cultural challenges. During this period, their community theatres have played distinctive roles in activating their public space to reimagine their communities, form dialogues with their governments and construct learning experiences amongst various communities. Because of the similar historical background of these areas in a postcolonial and postmod…
Using process drama in museum theatre educational projects to reconstruct postcolonial cultural identities in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan
Museums have been employing theatre activities in their educational programmes to outreach youngsters for more than three decades all over the world since the late 1980s; however, it is still quite a new experience for eastern and south-eastern Asian countries. In the past 3 years, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan started to use different forms of museum theatre in educational programmes to represent their multiple histories and cultural identitie…
Combating global issues of land reform, urbanisation and climate change with local community theatre devising and praxes in Taiwan
In the face of the effects of globalisation on performing arts in Taiwan, community theatre and educational theatre-makers have become particularly dedicated to creating performances focusing on lo
Tackling local issues with applied theatre praxes in globalised Asia
"Tackling local issues with applied theatre praxes in globalised Asia." Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, 22(4), pp. 500–501
Tackling local issues with applied theatre praxes in globalised Asia-Conclusion
"Tackling local issues with applied theatre praxes in globalised Asia-Conclusion." Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, 22(4), pp. 523–524
Theatre and Performance Studies (8 works) · Art (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Aesthetics (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Creative Drama in Education (4 works) · Visual arts (4 works) · Art Education and Development (3 works) · Drama (3 works) · History (3 works)