Arts Approaches to Conflict

Introduction; Part 1 Drama: Raising self esteem in situations of conflict, Michael Dalton, Pop-Up Theatre; Conflict, knowledge and transformation: three drama techniques, Francis Gobey; Playing with the fire: the creative use of conflict, Nic Fina and Fiona Macbeth, LEAP Confronting conflict, London; Stage fights: violence, anger and drama, James Thompson, Theatre in prisons and probation centre, Manchester; The violent illusion, John Bergman, Saul Hewish and Simon Ruding, Geese Theatre Company, Birmigham, UK and East Swanzey, NH, USA. Part 2 Visual arts: Conflict at school: the use of art therapy to support children who are being bullied, Carol Ross, Islington Learning Support Service; Giving it form: exploring conflict through art, Marian Liebmann; Conflict resolution through art with homeless people, Dorothy Cameron. Part 3 Music: Getting our acts together: conflict resolution through music, June Boyce Tillman, King Alfred's College of Higher Education, Winchester; Discord and harmony: issues of conflict in music therapy, Alison Levinge, music therapist, Bristol. Part 4 Movement: Torture - the body in conflict: the role of movement psychotherapy, Karen Callaghan. Part 5 Combined arts: Puppets and classroom conflict, Val Major, Bristol Mediation Schools project coordinator; Heartstone story circles, David Rose, Roehampton Institute, London; Arts approaches to the conflict in Northern Ireland, Dave Duggan, Derry, Northern Ireland; Open closing door: conflicting opinions: working with victims and offenders, Chris Squire, Impossible Theatre, Holmfirth, Yorkshire.

This is page turning stuff and the book as a whole is more than a dry account of rehabilitation techniques. The descriptions of the drama workshops are in themselves dramatic. The illustrations are stark and compelling.