Citation

Gupta S, Agrawal A, Singh S, Singh N. Indian J. Med. Ethics 2013; 10(3): 200-203.

Affiliation

MBBS student, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110 095 INDIA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Forum for Medical Ethics Society)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23912737

Abstract

Internationally, there is an increasing awareness of the need to include humanities in the medical curriculum. The Medical Humanities Group at the University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, organised a series of events to explore this area. This paper describes our experience with Augusto Boal's "Theatre of the Oppressed" (TO). Twenty-six participants attended a 2-day workshop culminating in a "forum theatre", in which the spectators are transformed from passive observers to active participants or spect-actors. The participants' responses to our workshop indicate that TO provides a multitude of experiences and addresses a wide range of learning domains. TO challenges the senses and offers a promising and enjoyable option for learning medical humanities.

Language: en