Indian theatre and incarceration
Performing the transition from criminal to civic space
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15081176 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Moupikta Mukherjee (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, India, corresponding author), Nirban Manna (0000-0002-8789-6019, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, India) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 528-541 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Research in Drama Education The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-9783 • E-ISSN: 1470-112X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13569783.2021.1940122 |
| OpenAlex | W3184891165 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
This article investigates the impact of arts-based therapies on incarcerated individuals within the Presidency Correctional Home in Kolkata with specific reference to Alokananda Roy’s project ‘Culture Therapy’. This programme for the rehabilitation of incarcerated individuals through the arts is arguably the first of its kind in the Indian context. By employing personal observations, non-structured interviews and performance reviews, this article provides a close reading of Roy’s experimental methodologies and highlights how public performances involving prisoners help to humanise participants and deconstruct mutually exclusive notions of civic and criminal spaces
Art · Context (archaeology · Criminology · Performing arts · Political science · Politics · Presidency · Public space · Reading (process · Sociology · The arts · Transition (genetics · Visual arts · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Engineering · Gender Studies · History · Law · Psychology · Theatre and Performance Studies · Rehabilitation
Biosocial Studies of Antisocial and Violent Behavior in Children and Adults
Social Structure and Anomie
Theatre in Prison
Autoethnography and the Other
Crime and Disrepute
Performing new lives
I Want a Man”
Functional and dysfunctional impulsivity
Social Structure and Anomie
The Role of the Expert on Correctional Administration to a Requesting Country
Reform and everyday practice
The Ritual Process
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |