Drawing from studies with pre- and in-service teachers in Quebec, Smallest Circles First looks at how teacher agency engages with the educational calls to action from Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Using drama education and theatre, Smallest Circles First explores how the classroom can be used as a liminal educational site to participate in reconciliatory praxis.

Smallest Circles First presents several arts-based educational research examples that illustrate how the arts provide a space for students, teachers, and communities to explore and learn about reconciliation praxis and responsibilities. By implementing arts-based counter-narratives set against settler Canadian history and geography, Smallest Circles First considers the implications of systemic racism, colonization, and political, social, and economic ramifications of governmental policies. Tangible examples from the book showcase how teachers and students can use the arts to learn specifically about their responsibilities in engaging with Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, in addition to how this work can still meet curricular learning outcomes.

About the Author
Mindy R. Carter is an associate professor and the director of teacher education at McGill University.

Awards
Winner of 2023 AATE Distinguished Book Honorable Mention Award Awarded by the American Association of Theatre Education 2023 (United States) and 2023 Johnny Saldana Outstanding Professor of Theatre Education Award Awarded by the American Association of Theatre Education 2023 (United States).



Book Information
ISBN 9781487523831
Author Mindy R. Carter
Format Paperback
Page Count 186
Imprint University of Toronto Press
Publisher University of Toronto Press
Weight(grams) 270g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 11mm