Editorial: Complicity

In this editorial, the editor reflects on the current political climate in the US and its impact on theatre education. The editor then introduces this issue, in which our contributors offer reflections and documentation of creative practices that are reimagining the field. Dermot Daly launches the issue with a provocation, asking how and why we need to diversity curricula in theatre programs. Crestcencia Ortiz-Barnett interrogates her experience (alongside students of color) of the imposter syndrome through an analysis of community building work she has instituted at North Carolina A&T State University. Kaitlin Orlena-Kearns Jaskolski returns to ArtsPraxis to explore the paradoxes of disability inclusion in theatre through four case studies from The Oasis League, an applied inclusive theatre project at Oasis Association, a group home for adults with intellectual disabilities in Cape Town, South Africa. Shuangshuang Cai examines the role of applied theatre as a tool for community development within contemporary China’s urban context, with a specific focus on its capacity to strengthen community identity and social capital. Lemar O. Archer considers how documentary theatre can be used as an arts-based research method for international graduate students to share experiences of language barriers, financial limitations and cultural adjustment difficulties in order to promote awareness, empathy, and institutional reflection. Couched in the politics of a Southern Indiana school district, Luke Foster Hayden explores how Christopher Small’s concept of “musicking” can be used as a methodological framework for critical pedagogy. Nabanita Chakraborty contends that Badal Sircar's 'third theatre' or 'intimate theatre' provides a compelling model for transforming literature classrooms into participatory spaces. Carla Lahey documents the way some evangelical churches provide spaces for children and teens to engage in the arts. Finally, in reviewing Jo Beth Gonzalez’s Temporary Stages III: How High School Theatre Fosters Spiritual Growth and Critical Consciousness, Lauren Gorelov demonstrates how Gonzalez situates theatre pedagogy within a critical spiritual framework that unites students’ inner developmen

The body as misinformation: Examining the role of bodily information in the formation of false health beliefs

These slides were used for the presentation of a short paper by the same name (https://publicera.kb.se/ir/article/view/51928) at the 12th International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science – University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, 2nd-5th June 202

Innovation in Industrial Real Estate Summer 2025

Course: REAL1-GC2720.001/DEVE1-GC2720.00

ArtsPraxis: Volume 12, Issue 1

In this issue, the editor reflects on the current political climate in the US and its impact on theatre education. The editor then introduces this issue, in which our contributors document and reflect on innovative educational theatre practices. Samantha Briggs and Marissa Barnathan explore how they combined methods from participatory democracy, futures studies, and Boal’s Legislative Theatre to create a multi-step audience engagement process consisting of pre-production, post-show, and post-production workshops aimed at collectively strategizing methods for preventing gun violence. Aghogho Lucky Imiti contends that Theatre Arts as a professional discipline in the humanities should be regarded as other disciplines, and its graduates be given equal opportunities as their counterparts from other fields in Nigeria. Rosalind M. Flynn analyzes embodied learning, using physical theatre activities to support the learning of vocabulary words. Finally, Dave Humphreys shows how carefully structured and targeted drama games can benefit learners’ experiences and support teachers in understanding a dramatic pedagogical approach

Book Review: Girls, Performance, and Activism: Demanding to be Heard by Dana Edell

In this book review, the reviewer reflects on the quality, purpose, and argument of Dana Edell's book. The reviewer explains how the book fits into the current literature and provides critical evaluation, analysis of sources and methodology, and to whom they would recommend the book

AI and Digital Humanities in the Arabian Gulf: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infrastructure, Cultural Heritage, and Community Building

This article examines the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in digital humanities and cultural heritage preservation across the Arabian Gulf region. It highlights the ethical, legal, and community-centered challenges raised by AI in archives, museums, and libraries, while showcasing local initiatives that adopt inclusive and culturally grounded approaches. The paper calls for an interdisciplinary governance of AI, anchored in shared infrastructures, context-sensitive regulation, and active community participation