Speaking out : storytelling and creative drama for children /
Jack Zipes.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Routledge, c2004.
- 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-283) and index.
The utopian tendency of storytelling: turning the world upside down -- The wisdom and folly of storytelling -- How storytellers can help change education in changing times -- Neighborhood bridges -- The Neighborhood Bridges Project -- A typical Bridges session with untypical games and learning -- Spreading tales, opening minds - Fairy tales, animal fables, trickster stories, and peace tales -- Legends, myths, superhero stories, tall tales, family -- Stories, and utopian tales -- Creative drama and the crossing bridges festival -- The importance of children`s theater -- Children`s theater in the age of globalization.
Storytelling--Social aspects--United States. Children`s theater--Social aspects--United States. Activity programs in education--United States. Critical pedagogy--United States. Storytelling in education.