ABSTRACT

This book analyzes and theorizes the efficacy of using applied theater as a tool to address refugee issues of displacement, trauma, adjustment, and psychological well-being, in addition to split community belonging.

Fadi Skeiker connects refugee narratives to the themes of imagination, home, gender, and conservatism, among others. Each chapter outlines the author’s applied theater practice, as a Syrian, with and for Syrian refugees in the countries of Jordan, Germany, and the United States.

This book will be of great interest to scholars, students, and practitioners of applied theater studies and refugee studies.

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

Prologue

chapter 1|21 pages

Theory, issues, and stories

Context

chapter 2|16 pages

Jordan

Youth, gender, and discovering the individual

chapter 3|17 pages

Germany

Organizing and facilitating a workshop

chapter 4|17 pages

The United States

Serving the refugee, connecting with the community

chapter |12 pages

Conclusion

Epilogue