Media Impact

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Media Impact

Towards Youth: A Play on Radical Hope was covered by a variety of media outlets.

Explore the interviews and media articles to learn more.

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Read about how the Prerna Girl's School founder, and our collaborator, Dr. Urvashi Sahni is empowering girls to transform their lives through drama and critical dialogue (The Toronto Star).
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Read about Dr. Gallagher's Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of »»ÆÞ¾ãÀÖ²¿ (SSHRC)-funded youth-centred #RadicalHope research and the role of drama in allowing us to better hear young people!
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Article on the power of playwriting in conveying the voices of youth from Dr. Gallagher's research (NOW Toronto).
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Towards Youth: A Play on Radical Hope, a new play on at Crow’s Theatre, is a curious hybrid of the academic and the artistic (The Globe & Mail).
Andrew Kushnir with researchers and participants in Taiwan
Review of Towards Youth: A Play on Radical Hope (The Toronto Star).
Actors rehearsing Towards Youth
Is there hope to be found in the drama classroom? Dr. Kathleen Gallagher’s ground-breaking project is the core of the incredibly insightful play, Towards Youth: A Play On Radical Hope (Toronto Guardian).
Andrew Kushnir and Kathleen Gallagher
Andrew Kushnir’s Towards Youth is about more than theatre; it’s about seeing the world in a more hopeful way (The Toronto Star).
Director Andrew Kushnir in front of a photo collage from research sites around the world

Listen

Dr. Kathleen Gallagher and ensemble performer Amaka Umeh stopped by to chat with Marc Wigmore on The Oasis.
Dr. Kathleen Gallagher, Amaka Umeh and Marc Wigmore in front of a white wall with the Classical FM logo, for the radio show The Oasis
A discussion with Dr. Kathleen Gallagher about the intersection of research, drama, young people, and radical hope. ​
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Dr. Kathleen Gallagher and playwright Andrew Kushnir join host Gill Deacon to discuss the research and play.
Gill Deacon for the CBC radio show Here and Now