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MAP Presentation Series: March 2022
Fri., Mar. 25, 2022 3:30 p.m. - Fri., Mar. 25, 2022 4:30 p.m.
Location: Eventbrite
Contact: Dr. Christine Ramsay
A deeper dive into justice, immigration and policy through theatre: Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre (C-SET) in the Making
Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/231256954777
Description: A presentation of my CRC research program and the initiatives of the Centre that houses it, the Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre (C-SET).
Dr. Taiwo Afolabi holds the Canada Research Chair in Socially Engaged Theatre; Director, Centre for Socially Engaged Theatre (C-SET), and an Assistant Professor at the University of Regina. He is an artist, qualitative researcher, theatre manager, applied theatre practitioner and educator with a decade of experience working across a variety of creative and community contexts in over dozen countries across four continents. He researches, creates works, performs, and teaches at the intersection of performance and human ecology. His research interests lie in the areas of applied theatre and policing, social justice, decolonization, art leadership and management, migration, and the ethics of conducting arts-based research. Dr. Afolabi has co-edited two books and published articles in various books and reputable journals. He is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg (South Africa) and the founding artistic director of Theatre Emissary International.