Performing PREVENT
Anti-extremist theatre-in-education in the service of UK counter-terrorism, a Freirean analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12918911 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shelley Piasecka (0000-0002-5224-0490, University of Chester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 715-734 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Studies on Terrorism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1753-9161 • E-ISSN: 1753-9153 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17539153.2019.1615660 |
| OpenAlex | W2946221202 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
This article reveals a new trend in UK counter-terrorism: the emergence of anti-extremist Theatre-in-Education (TIE) to deliver counter-terrorism projects in schools and colleges. Using Paulo Freire’s vision of critical and dialogic pedagogy, I offer an analysis of anti-extremist TIE against a backdrop of PREVENT, the UK counter-terrorism strategy. The September 11 attack, the London Transport bombings and the more recent attacks in Europe and the UK have contributed to a strengthening of counter-terrorism measures in all spheres of public life. In 2015, the UK government introduced a statutory duty for education providers to prevent young people from being drawn into terrorism. This is known as the PREVENT Duty. The implementation of the duty has not been without controversy, with commentators noting a disproportionate focus on Islamist forms of terrorism. My study has shown that the guiding principle of TIE to enact social change is threatened in this climate, whilst maintaining the possibility of engaging young people in meaningful dialogue about terrorism and violent extremism
Counter terrorism · Criminology · Duty · Duty to protect · Government (linguistics · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Statutory law · Terrorism · Critical and Liberation Pedagogy · Law · Public Administration · Youth Development and Social Support
Handbook of qualitative research
Performance, Politics, and the War on Terror
The Prevent strategy and the UK ‘war on terror’
Media and Terrorism
(De)constructing difference
Tapestry and the aesthetics of theatre in education as dialogic encounter and civil exchange
Cultivating the art of safe space
Preventing violent extremism and ‘Not in My Name’
Halal? Ha! LOL
British Muslim youth
Prevent
Balancing tolerance, security and Muslim engagement in the United Kingdom
The Othering of Muslims
Peter Slade Talks
Paulo Freire's Last Laugh
Counter-Terrorism and the Counterfactual
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |