Reynolds, Tracey ORCID: 0000-0002-9618-6318 and Erel, Umut (2017) Participatory theatre for transformative social research. Qualitative Research Journal, 17 (3). pp. 302-312. ISSN 1443-9883 (Print), 1448-0980 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794117696029)

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Abstract

Reflecting on the transformative potential of participatory theatre methods for social research, the paper draws on a project with ethnically diverse migrant mothers in London. The research reframes the experiences and practices of socially and ethnically marginalized migrant mothers as active interventions into citizenship. We also challenge recurring public discourses casting migrant mothers as threats to social and cultural cohesion who do not contribute but instead draw on the resources of the welfare state. We highlight how participatory theatre methods create spaces for the participants to enact social and personal conflicts. It also validates migrant mothers’ subjugated knowledges of caring and culture work creating new forms of citizenship. By enacting different versions of collective stories, the theatre sessions therefore become rehearsals for socio-political transformations.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© The Author(s) 2017. Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Theatre of the Oppressed; Participatory action research; Critical race research; Migration
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences > School of Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)
Related URLs:	Organisation
Last Modified:	13 Dec 2020 00:52
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/16381

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