| Prison Theatre: Practices and Perspectives Contributor(s): Thompson, James (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1853024171 ISBN-13: 9781853024177 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd OUR PRICE: $45.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: This book is a cross-section of the rich variety of programs of theater with offenders. This multi-disciplinary volume debates both in the criminal justice system and in discussions about the role and function of theater. The contributors explore a wide range of topics within this diverse field, including: working with women prisoners and people with learning difficulties; dramatherapy with sex offenders; theater work with young offenders; and dramatic intervention in probation services and with ex-offenders. This is a stimulating and thought-provoking book which is valuable reading for practitioners, professionals and students in a broad scope of fields which includes arts therapy, criminology and criminal justice, psychology and performing arts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - General - Social Science | Penology - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General |
| Dewey: 365.66 |
| LCCN: 96032681 |
| Series: Forensic Focus |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.28" W x 9.26" (0.82 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Prison Theatre describes the rich variety of programmes of theatre with offenders. This multi-disciplinary volume informs debates both in the criminal justice system and in discussion about the role and function of theatre. The contributors explore a wide range of topics within this diverse field, including: |
Contributor Bio(s): Thompson, James: - James Thompson was the Founder and Director of the Theatre in Prisons and Probation (TIPP) Centre and is now the Director of the Centre for Applied Theatre Research at the Manchester University Drama Department. |