Event description
Dr. Amanda Giguere, author of Shakespeare & Violence Prevention: A Practical Handbook for Educators will provide an overview of an innovative application of Shakespeare’s plays to the field of violence prevention. Since 2011, Dr. Giguere has been leading a Shakespeare & Violence Prevention program in Colorado schools with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Dr. Giguere will outline the program’s history, share research from the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, and offer interactive examples of how the program works in practice.
Dr. Giguere’s work engages imagination, creativity, and roleplaying to explore alternatives to violent behaviour.
This session is ideal for parents of teenagers, educators, actors and others interested in the application of Shakespeare in violence prevention.
Shakespeare & Violence Prevention is the second of three sessions in New Humanity Makers. The series brings three visionary leaders whose work defies disciplinary boundaries to illuminate approaches to violence prevention and collective healing.
This series explores how communication, creativity, and community practice can break the cycles of violence, whether by preventing harm, transforming conflict, or restoring those who have been hurt.
New Humanity Makers is a program from the Melbourne Public Humanities Initiative.
About the speaker
Amanda Giguere (she/her) is the Director of Outreach for the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, where she oversees all education and outreach programming. She is the author of Shakespeare & Violence Prevention: A Practical Handbook for Educators (University Press of Colorado, 2025). She also teaches in the Applied Shakespeare program at the University of Colorado Boulder. She holds an MA and PhD in Theatre from CU Boulder.
Learn more about her work at www.amandagiguere.com.
Top image credit: Jennifer M. Koskinen
https://www.merrittportraitstudio.com/about-jennifer-koskinen
Enquiries
Please send your enquiries to arts-engage@unimelb.edu.au
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