Sustainability Teaching for Impact

Tony Wall is professor at Liverpool Business School, UK, National Teaching Fellow, and holds visiting professor positions at Stockholm University in Sweden and Phu Xuan University in Vietnam. His research is ranked #1 globally in 'management development' (Google Scholar) and his impact was independently judged as 'world leading' (REF, 2021). Eva Österlind is professor in applied drama at Stockholm University, Sweden. She teaches drama in teacher education, leads a masters programme in drama and applied theatre, and supervises PhD students. Her current research focuses on the potential of drama for learning, especially in connection to Education for Sustainable Development. Eva Hallgren’s research focuses on process drama and role taking applied across different settings including preschools, schools, psychiatric wards, and teacher education. Questions about sustainability and power are always of interest to her. Eva also teaches Drama in Education at Stockholm University on different levels and supervises PhD students.

Part 1. Framing: 1. Teaching which makes an impact on sustainability… and how to use this book; 2. Introducing applied drama for learning in higher education; 3. Before you start with drama and performance; Part 2. Energising and connecting through icebreakers: 4. Drama icebreaker: Improvisation for beginners; 5. Drama icebreaker: House of Commons; 6. Drama icebreaker: Long lists and thinking aloud; 7. Drama icebreaker: Debate!; Part 3. Exploring perspectives through role play: 8. Role play: Co-creating nature-based solutions; 9. Role play: A serious game to navigate global wicked problems; 10. Role play: Playing with power; 11. Role play: Power dynamics in a village logging dilemma; 12. Role play: The Bleeding Water; Part 4. Exploring alternatives through forum play: 13. Forum play: Exploring future energy practices; 14. Forum play: Exploring sustainability scenarios and privileged perspectives; 15. Forum play: Working with climate anxiety; 16. Forum play: Exploring more-than-human perspectives; Part 5. Provoking insight through performance: 17. Provocation: Co-creating a poem about the future; 18. Provocation: The Farewell Falsterbo futurewalk; 19. Provocation: What a load of rubbish!; 20. Provocation: Reflecting on biodiversity loss; 21. Provocation: Futuring at scale; 22. Provocation: Rights of the river; 23. Provocation: The manifold orchard; Part 6. Deepening insight through drama processes: 24. Drama workshop: Papperssnö; 25. Process drama: The River; 26. Drama workshop: Flood!; 27. Drama workshop: The journey to Dystoplastica; 28. Drama workshop: Climate activists; 29. Drama workshop: The climate conference; Part 7. Sustaining future practice: 30. Rehearsing for change together with colleagues; 31. Future developments to embrace a ‘pedagogy of passion’; 32. Merging academic content and explorative teaching formats