Syrian Refugees, Applied Theater, Workshop Facilitation, and Stories: While They Were Waiting – Fadi Skeiker

Syrian Refugees, Applied Theater, Workshop Facilitation, and Stories: While They Were Waiting

Author: Fadi Skeiker

Publisher: Routledge

Print Length: 108 pages

Genre: Non-Fiction / Art, Arts & Humanities, Migration & Refugee Studies

Area: Jordan, Germany, The United States of America (USA)

People: Syrian

Topic: Asylum & Asylum Seekers, Refugees & Forced Migration, Theatre, Training & Workshop, Storytelling, Psychology, Psychosocial, Trauma, Wellbeing, Limbo, Imagination, Education, Belonging, Community, Conservatism, Gender, The Notion of Home, Social Justice

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.

Foreword: in search of imagination — Michael Rohd

Introduction: Prologue

1. Theory, Issues, and Stories: Context

2. Jordan: Youth, Gender, and Discovering the Individual

3. Germany: Organizing and Facilitating a Workshop

4. The United States: Serving the Refugees, Connecting with the Community  

Conclusion: Epilogue

Index

Fadi Skeiker is a Syrian theatre artist, a scholar, and an educator with a keen focus on theater’s intersections with social justice and the experiences of diasporic communities. Fadi possesses degrees from the Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts in Damascus, Syria; Damascus University; Emerson College; and The University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a Ph.D. in Theater from the Performance as Public Practice program. As a director, applied theatre practitioner, researcher, and author, Fadi is renowned for utilizing the power of theatre to address pressing social issues and foster personal growth.  Across his various roles—be it directing, leading theatre workshops, or conducting research—Fadi consistently strives to amplify the voices of historically marginalized and socially disadvantaged communities, particularly those who have been displaced or live within diasporic contexts. His impactful work spans multiple countries, including Jordan, Portugal, and Germany. 

Source: https://www.fordham.edu/academics/departments/theatre/faculty/full-time-faculty/fadi-skeiker/

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