The Role of Participatory Arts in Social Change in Timor-Leste (doctoral thesis)

[Radka Jágriková]

The thesis looks at how social change can be effected through participation in the arts and examines this in the context of Timor-Leste in South East Asia. It includes, among others, case studies of existing initiatives in Timor-Leste, overview of models and approaches (such as social action, arts as therapy, and community cultural development) and a review of the literature on initiatives in which participatory arts are applied as a tool for social change.

The author of the thesis is Dr Kim Dunphy, Director of Australian NGO Many Hands International, dedicated to culture-based community development; Research Program Manager of the Cultural Development Network in Victoria, Australia; and Vice-President of the Dance Movement Therapy Association of Australia.

The thesis can be viewed here.