Towards public social pedagogy: Participatory theatrical events as pedagogical encounters
• Temporary spaces for unlikely encounters can function as an antidote for polarization. • Keeping the skills for dialogue alive requires spaces for practising dialogic capacities. • Participatory theatre has pedagogical potential as a space for dialogue on social and political issues. • Public...
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Bielefeld University
2024-03-01
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• Temporary spaces for unlikely encounters can function as an antidote for polarization.
• Keeping the skills for dialogue alive requires spaces for practising dialogic capacities.
• Participatory theatre has pedagogical potential as a space for dialogue on social and political issues.
• Public social pedagogy could be useful in embracing new types of citizenship education in the public sphere.
Purpose: This study considers the pedagogical dimensions of an event concept that combined participatory theatre and social scientific research to approach questions relating to ethnic relations and racism. The article aims to establish, with the help of a practical case example, the notion of public social pedagogy.
Approach: Ethnographic research on 24 participatory theatrical events. The analysis utilizes the taxonomy of public pedagogy by Gert Biesta to provide an empirically informed theoretical autopsy of the events.
Findings: The analysis shows the pedagogical and societal importance of fostering encounters, encouraging communal discussion and nurturing dialogic competencies. Public social pedagogy would specifically address pedagogical processes relating to the public sphere, which revives the tradition of public deliberation.
Practical implications: The study directs attention to pedagogical processes within the public sphere which have not been very prominent in social pedagogy or citizenship education. The ‘autopsy’ of the participatory theatrical events provides perspectives for similar artistic interventions.
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| spelling | doaj.art-5ed8ab6ab0284862b2f180ebf3ba325d2024-03-29T06:57:14ZdeuBielefeld UniversityJournal of Social Science Education1618-52932024-03-0123110.11576/jsse-5843Towards public social pedagogy: Participatory theatrical events as pedagogical encountersSanna Ryynänen0University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland • Temporary spaces for unlikely encounters can function as an antidote for polarization. • Keeping the skills for dialogue alive requires spaces for practising dialogic capacities. • Participatory theatre has pedagogical potential as a space for dialogue on social and political issues. • Public social pedagogy could be useful in embracing new types of citizenship education in the public sphere. Purpose: This study considers the pedagogical dimensions of an event concept that combined participatory theatre and social scientific research to approach questions relating to ethnic relations and racism. The article aims to establish, with the help of a practical case example, the notion of public social pedagogy. Approach: Ethnographic research on 24 participatory theatrical events. The analysis utilizes the taxonomy of public pedagogy by Gert Biesta to provide an empirically informed theoretical autopsy of the events. Findings: The analysis shows the pedagogical and societal importance of fostering encounters, encouraging communal discussion and nurturing dialogic competencies. Public social pedagogy would specifically address pedagogical processes relating to the public sphere, which revives the tradition of public deliberation. Practical implications: The study directs attention to pedagogical processes within the public sphere which have not been very prominent in social pedagogy or citizenship education. The ‘autopsy’ of the participatory theatrical events provides perspectives for similar artistic interventions. https://www.jsse.org/index.php/jsse/article/view/5843dialogical encountersparticipatory theatrepublic pedagogypublic social pedagogysocial pedagogy |
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| title | Towards public social pedagogy: Participatory theatrical events as pedagogical encounters |
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