The genesis for Perspectives on Teaching Theatre can be traced back to the theme of the Association of Theatre in Higher Education's 1993 Annual Conference �Imaging the Future�, which focused on challenging curricular, pedagogical, and political issues in college theatre education. The writers in this volume, who are teachers of theatre, �imagine� the possibilities of educational reform in the context of the changing politics in our culture and society. Topics examined include the challenges and possibilities of ...
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The genesis for Perspectives on Teaching Theatre can be traced back to the theme of the Association of Theatre in Higher Education's 1993 Annual Conference �Imaging the Future�, which focused on challenging curricular, pedagogical, and political issues in college theatre education. The writers in this volume, who are teachers of theatre, �imagine� the possibilities of educational reform in the context of the changing politics in our culture and society. Topics examined include the challenges and possibilities of teaching theatre in postmodern culture; issues of democracy and methods of empowering students in classroom and production work; ways for theory, pedagogy, and production to inform each other; and strategies for dealing with difference in theatre education.
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