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dc.contributor.advisorAjayi-Soyinka, Omofolabo
dc.contributor.authorHeley, Kay E.
dc.date.accessioned2011-01-03T03:27:32Z
dc.date.available2011-01-03T03:27:32Z
dc.date.issued2010-07-22
dc.date.submitted2010
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/ku:11064
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/6991
dc.description.abstract"Drumming for Reconciliation" is a three-phase, project-based thesis utilizing cultural arts,especially traditional music, to further the healing of young, urban Liberian women and men ages 15-24. These youth, survivors or perpetrators of violence during the fourteen years of war from 1989-2003, are falling through the cracks of Liberia's recovery. Phase One of the project is the formation and onset of the working group's advocacy for a nationwide commitment to cultural arts. Phase Two is a pilot drumming project in the West Point area of Monrovia. Phase Three is a community-based cultural arts center with layers of educational, vocational, entrepreneurial, and health care resources. The African proverb says, "The young sprout permits one to predict the height of the tree"; Liberian communities are only as strong as their youth. Cultural arts are the gateway to the healing and social access needed by urban youth in post-conflict Liberia.
dc.format.extent128 pages
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Kansas
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dc.subjectAfrican studies
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subjectMusic
dc.subjectCultural arts
dc.subjectDrumming
dc.subjectPost-conflict Liberia
dc.subjectTraditional healing
dc.subjectTraditional music
dc.subjectYouth
dc.titleCultural Arts: The Gateway to Healing for Urban Youth in Post-Conflict Liberia
dc.typeThesis
dc.contributor.cmtememberBritton, Hannah
dc.contributor.cmtememberAdams, Glenn
dc.thesis.degreeDisciplineGlobal and International Studies, Center for
dc.thesis.degreeLevelM.A.
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