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Stephen K. Levine and Ellen G. Levine (eds.) (2011). Art in Action Expressive: Arts Therapy and Social Change. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN: 9781849058209
The field of expressive arts is closely tied to the work of therapeutic change. As well as being beneficial for the individual or small group, expressive arts therapy has the potential for a much wider impact, to inspire social action and bring about social change.
The book's contributors explore the transformative power of the arts therapies in areas stricken by conflict, political unrest, poverty or natural disaster and discuss how and why expressive arts works. They look at the ways it can be used to engage community consciousness and improve social conditions whilst taking into account the issues that arise within different contexts and populations. Leading expressive arts therapy practitioners give inspiring accounts of their work, from using poetry as a tool in trauma intervention with Iraqi survivors of war and torture, to setting up storytelling workshops to aid the integration of Ethiopian Jewish immigrants in Israel.
Book offers perspectives on the role of the arts in inspiring change at the community or social level.
Stephen K. Levine and Ellen G. Levine (eds.) – Art in Action Expressive: Arts Therapy and Social Change