ANTH 217 Chapter Notes - Chapter Boal- theatre of the oppressed : Augusto Boal, Pluto Press
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1973: gv lead a campaign to eradicate illiteracy within 4 years (illiterate population. 41 dialects total in peru, main dialects are quechua and the aymara (both from spanish?) Campaign has 2 aims: to teach literacy in both the 1st lang and in spanish w/o forcing the abandonment of the former in favour of the latter , to teach literacy in all possible languages (especially the artistic) Was done in 4 stages according to the special characteristics of each social group . Exp: experimenters/teachers ask a q in spanish and the learner must answer in photography (also a lang) river. Photography also helps to discover valid symbols for a whole community or social group language 4) simultaneous dramaturgy (image theatre, forum theatre- intervene in the dramatic action and change it , the theatre as discourse) Theatre itself may not be revolutionary, but these theatrical forms are without a doubt a rehearsal of revolution .
