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Boal, Augusto (1931–)

By: Keith Pounds
In: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice
Edited by: Gary L. Anderson & Kathryn G. Herr
Subject:Social Justice, Social Justice, Social Movements

As a theater director, literacy advocate, politician, and theorist, Augusto Boal is responsible for creating the Theatre of the Oppressed, a theatrical practice designed to raise literacy, critical thinking, and expression skills for disenfranchised populations. His body of work, ...

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  Pounds, K. (2007). Boal, augusto (1931–). In G. L. Anderson, & K. G. Herr (Eds.), Encyclopedia of activism and social justice (Vol. 1, pp. 253-253). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n127
  
  Pounds, Keith. "Boal, Augusto (1931–)." In Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice, edited by Anderson, Gary L., and Kathryn G. Herr, 253-253. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n127.
  
  Pounds, K. 2007. Boal, Augusto (1931–). In: Gary L. Anderson and Kathryn G. Herr Editors, 2007. Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 253 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n127> [Accessed 22 Apr 2021].
  
  Pounds, Keith. "Boal, Augusto (1931–)." Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. Edited by Gary L. Anderson and Kathryn G. Herr. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2007, pp. 253-253. SAGE Knowledge. 22 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412956215.n127.
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