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Régions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area

étiquettes: social sciences, youth, sexual health, educational program, LGBT2Q+

Objectif(s): To explore the ways in which Applied Theatre can be used in educational settings to create safer environments for Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual (2SLGBTQIA+) youth located in remote and rural communities.

Description du projet: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5387. The purpose of this research is to explore the ways in which Applied Theatre can be used in educational settings to create safer environments for 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual) youth located in remote and rural communities. The research will take place both virtually and in Inuvik, Northwest Territories (NT), through a collaboration with teachers from the Gender and Sexuality Alliance Club. The data for the research will be collected in two parts: (a) a series of workshops with youth participants who identity as 2SLGBTQIA+ and/or allies, and (b) one educator training workshop to take place during Pride Week. The youth workshops will explore the experiences of 2SLGBTQIA+ students and discuss their needs in relation to feelings of acceptance, safety, and celebration in their school environments. The educator training workshop will be developed using themes identified in the youth workshops, and will focus on the ways in which educators might begin to create inclusive environments for 2SLGBTQIA+ students. All workshops will be fully participatory in nature, using theatre techniques to foster group collaboration, develop trust, and increase understanding for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth. The research team will provide educators and education bodies with tools they may draw on to promote positive change for 2SLGBTQIA+ students in their schools. The research design is meant to champion youth voices, providing 2SLGBTQIA+ students with space to express their want and needs, and define inclusion on their own terms. Upon completion of the research, presentations will be made available to educators and education bodies regarding the research findings. The research methodology will combine Community-Based Participatory Action Research with Applied Theatre methods. The research design will include two components: (a) a series of youth workshops between May and June 2023 and (b) one educator training workshop during ‘Pride Week’ on June 7th, 2023. The youth workshops will focus on the experiences of queer students at school, exploring content that: values safety, acknowledges complex personhoods and celebrates “courage and resilience”. The educator workshop will be informed by themes from the youth workshops and will seek to challenge heteronormative and cisnormative systems of oppression. Data will be collected from the workshops via participant engagement with embodied theatre exercises, image work, scene devising and group reflections. As this project is a Participatory Action Research study, the research involves direct participation and engagement with: (a) the GSA teacher leaders at East Three Secondary School, (b) youth participants, and (c) educator participants throughout the duration of the work. The lead researcher has been in contact with the GSA teacher leaders of the project, who are active participants in the planning process of the project. After the community component of the research, the lead researcher will develop a presentation regarding the research findings. The lead researcher will offer to present virtually to staff members at the Beaufort Delta Education District as a means of reporting back to the community. The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from May 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.