Theatre and Media for Social Change in Malawi

Buch | Hardcover

198 Seiten

2025
Routledge (Verlag)
9781041090953 (ISBN)

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Theatre and Media for Social Change in Malawi examines contemporary participatory theatre and media as instruments for social transformation across multiple domains, including education, prisoner rehabilitation, gender equality, mental health support and climate action.

This book explores contemporary Malawian practices combining research-based, NGO-led and community-driven theatre and media initiatives for social change. It embraces a broad definition of theatre—including development theatre, participatory art, community and prison theatre, street performances, folk media and dance—alongside various media formats from edutainment to digital platforms. Contributors analyse applications across health, gender, education, environment, community development, migration, disaster response and governance through scholarly articles, case studies and reflections, all examining how these creative approaches drive social transformation in Malawian communities.

This collection will particularly appeal to students and researchers in Theatre and Media Studies, especially those specialising in Theatre for Development, Edutainment, Digital Media, Development Communication, Participatory Research Methodologies, Disability Theatre and Arts-Based Activism.

Zindaba Chisiza is a Malawian academic, Theatre for Development practitioner and theatre maker. He is Associate Professor of Drama in the School of Arts, Communication and Design at the University of Malawi.

List of Figures

Contributors

Acknowledgements

1 Introduction

Zindaba Chisiza

PART I

Theatre and Social Change

2 A Decade of Renewed French Drama Festivals in Malawi: Theatre for Literacy and Skills Development

Beaton Galafa, Mtende W. Nthara and Yamikani Masina

3 Tracing Theatre Practices in Chichiri Prison: Consequences and Contradictions

Effie Makepeace and Mphundu Mjumira

4 Performing Living Knowledge: An Interrogation of the Impact of Short-Term Arts Training on a Disadvantaged Community in Rural Malawi

Jane Plastow

5 Brother2Brother: The Development of an Arts-Based Gender-Transformative Programme at the University of Malawi

Zindaba Chisiza

6 Fostering Mental Health Dialogue through Participatory Performance in Mangochi, Malawi

Yamikani Ndasauka, Jimmy Kainja, and Esther Harawa

7 Using Arts-Based Tools to Discuss Sexual Reproductive Health with Street-Connected Children

Roselyn M. Dzanja

8 Acting on Accountability: Towards a Youth-Led Arts-Based Model for Good Financial Governance in Northern Malawi

Zindaba Chisiza, Uchizi C. Munyenyembe, and Roselyn M. Dzanja

Snapshots

9 The Evolution of Grassroots Women’s Theatre and Research Group: Khamalathu Arts in Blantyre

Effie Makepeace and Khamalathu Arts: Chrissy Sitenala (Chair), Felistas Kamloni (Secretary), Gloria Njiwa (Treasurer), Esmie Breaker, Laina Saizi, Chrissie Magalasi, Chrisy Sinyanyalo, Rhoda Malefula, Gladys Theniford and Prisca Phiri

10 Interactive Theatre for Justice (ITJ) in Malawi

Ryan Borcherding and Fiona Morrell

11 Talk about Tsetse: Enabling Public Engagement through an Arts-Science Collaboration

Bwanalori Mwalima, Walt Adamson, Gary Chilinga, John Alufandika, Lumbani Pete, Janelisa Musaya, Karen Veitch, Alan Richardson, Hannah Bialic, Paige Webber, Fredrick Nixon Jumah, Annette MacLeod, and Nicola Veitch

PART II

Media and Social Change

12 Tuning in to Change: Radio Drama as a Catalyst for Empowerment and Civic Engagement in Malawi

Mtisunge Isabel Kamlongera

13 Using Participatory Strategies to Develop a Culturally Appropriate Mental Health Intervention for Pregnant Adolescents in Malawi

Wezi Mhango-Chisiza

14 Using Edutainment and Digital Tools to Improve Mental Health Literacy among University Students in Malawi

Gloria Chirwa, Joe Nyali, and Sandra Jumbe

15 The Dzaleka Art Project: Bringing Visibility and Changing Attitudes through a Community-Based Documentation Project in a Malawian Refugee Camp

Lisa Gilman

16 Digital Uprising: An Auto-Ethnographic Account of the Gandhi Must Fall Movement in Malawi

Mkotama Katenga-Kaunda

17 From Theatre to Film: An Interactive Integrated Community Project to Addressing Social Determinants of HIV and AIDS

Sharifa Abdulla and Rodger K. Phiri

Snapshots

18 Navigating Socio-Political Discourses through Youth Led Arts Projects: Insights from Zalero News Project

Macpherson Ndalama

19 The Beauty in the Underbelly of Waste

Getrude Gugu Mlanga

20 The Evolution of the Zathu Project in Malawi: A Reflection

Talimba Chisala Bandawe

Erscheinungsdatum	17.10.2025
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
Zusatzinfo	8 Halftones, black and white; 8 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	560 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-13	9781041090953 / 9781041090953
Zustand	Neuware