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Poetics, Power, Possibilities, and Playfulness: Zombies, Performance, and Making Meaning in Young People's Lives
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Wright, Peter – Arts Education Policy Review, 2015
This article considers drama/theater education as a form of constructivism where popular culture is both accessed and employed to engage young people and animate education. Using the familiar cultural trope of zombies, and in reference to three separate performance projects, attention is drawn to why projects such as these matter and why they…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Art Education, Constructivism (Learning), Popular Culture