المعالجة التربوية لظاهرة الإرهاب في الخطاب المسرحي

Abstract

This study highlights the educational treatment of the phenomenon of terrorism in theatrical discourse, considering theatre as an artistic and educational tool that contributes to reinforcing human values and opposing extremism. The problem of the research can be formulated through the following question: What are the educational treatments of the phenomenon of terrorism in Iraqi theatrical discourse? The major objective of the study is that this study aims to identify the educational treatments of theatre in confronting terrorism. The research is limited to the theatrical performances that addressed the topic of terrorism and were presented on the stage of the National Theatre in Iraq as part of the Theatre Against Terrorism Festival in its editions from 2015 to 2022. The research community consisted of the above-mentioned performances, totaling 26 shows. The play entitled Saheel is chosen to be the sample of analysis and to draw conclusions related to the research topic. The researcher designed the research tool in the form of a questionnaire that included main and sub-themes to measure the presence of educational treatment of the phenomenon in theatre. The results show that theatrical treatment pay great attention to confronting religious fanaticism, as it ranked first among the patterns of terrorism addressed by the sample.