This
reflection will look at two out of two workshops held during this week. This Drama
workshop called ‘Today we’re Alive’ was taken by Linden Wilkinson and Hannah
Brown and was based on Linden’s thesis looking at the Indigenous Australians relating
to the Myall Creek Massacre of 1838. Today
we’re Alive is a literal play about the efforts that took place after the
massacre and it also represents the powerful experience of reconciliation and
healing for descendants of the victims and murderers involved (Wilkinson, (n.d.).
During the workshop we focused on people’s thoughts and judgements with stereotypes,
on how they were created and how it was changed. During this workshop we
particularly used the act of still imaging with a one word caption of that
image. The workshop was effective as people in groups had to take on the form
of the victim, the perpetrator and others that may have assisted with the
perpetrating or changing of views and perceptions. Used in the classroom this
activity can be effective as its objective is to look at the act of bullying
and discrimination which then goes into resolving the act. Mack (2012) states
that drama can be used to help pick out states of oppression and racism and
using still imaging can help students to pinpoint what may happen and also
problem solve to make a resolution.
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| An Indigenous Australian descendant at the site of the memorial statue. |
Reference:
Mack, N.
(2012). Bullying Reconsidered: Educating for Emotional Literacy. English Journal, 101:6, 18-25.
Baseline
(2011). Myall Creek Massacre and Memorial Site; Statement of Significance. Retrieved
June 3, 2015 from http://www.baseline.nsw.gov.au/heritage/heritageProperty/15?ref=d-5912750-p%3D5%26heritagePropertyName%3D
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