Theatre of the oppressed for empowerment and research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21600733 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alena Košák Felcmanová (0000-0001-7429-1793, Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author), Tereza Pospíšilová (0000-0002-6836-5976, Charles University), Dana Moree (0000-0002-7037-6981, Charles University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 163-180 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Action Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0965-0792 • E-ISSN: 1747-5074 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09650792.2024.2419500 |
| OpenAlex | W4404109866 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 24 |
Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) was not invented as a research method but is increasingly attracting researchers’ attention as a unique approach to describing and understanding the situations faced by underprivileged groups. Despite these positive features and this increasing attention, there are some aspects which should be carefully described and negotiated if we are to also use the TO for research purposes. Firstly, we delineate TO vis-à-vis participatory action research (PAR) and critical ethnography and describe our experience of using TO both at the university level and in researching marginalised groups. Subsequently, we outline the strategies for choosing non-actors to participate which affect the researcher’s control over the agenda and the data discovered. We also discuss how research questions are developed in TO by the researcher and the participants. We then distinguish three approaches to inviting audiences. The arguments are based on 10 years of experience using the TO for intervention and research, contributing to reflection on the TO as a comprehensive method of empowerment and research
Action research · Empowerment · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Adult and Continuing Education Topics · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support
Critical participatory action research
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When theatre of the oppressed becomes theatre of the oppressor
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Empowering Unheard Voices through 'Theatre of the Oppressed
Utilizing Theatre of the Oppressed Within Teacher Education to Create Emancipatory Teachers
Negotiating Interactions in State–Voluntary Sector Relationships
Who Gets heard/hurt in Gender-Based Domestic Violence Research
Empowerment and the individualisation of resistance
Engaging Theatre for Social Change to Address Sexual Violence on a College Campus
Blue or Red? Why Do Categories Attract
Action Research and Minority Problems
Acting Up
Participatory theatre for transformative social research
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |