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Afghanistan

• Salas, Jo. "Stories in the Moment: Playback Theatre for Building Community and Justice." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. II: Building Just and Inclusive Communities. 

Angola

• Hosking, Bev and Jenny Hutt. “Playback Theatre: A Creative Resource for Reconciliation.” A working paper of Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2005. Published in conjunction with the 2003-2004 Brandeis International Fellowship Program.

Argentina

• Varea, Roberto Gutiérrez. "Fire in the Memory: Theatre, Truth, and Justice in Argentina and Peru." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. I: Resistance and Reconciliation in Regions of Violence.

Armenia

• Cohen, Cynthia & Judith Heisenberg. “Brandeis University Intercultural Residency Series, 2005-2006.” Assessment report, Waltham, MA: Brandeis University, September 2006.

Australia

• Chalmus, William. "Perform for a Change.” Alone With Five Others: Dispatches from a Changing World. 2006: 4-11. Brandeis International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life. Student Report for the 2006 Ethics Center Fellowship.

• Hunter, Mary Ann. "Change the World As We Know It: Peace, Youth, and Performance."Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. II: Building Just and Inclusive Communities.. "Change the World As We Know It: Peace, Youth, and Performance"

• Walker, Polly. "Creating a New Story: Ritual, Ceremony and Conflict Transformation between Indigenous and Settle Peoples." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. I: Resistance and Reconciliation in Regions of Violence.

Bahrain

• McCarty, Sarah. "Peacebuilding and the Arts - From Bahrain to Boston: Ulafa’a Initiative comes to Brandeis." Student reflection paper, Arts of Building Peace (PAX 250), Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2013.

Bosnia

• Milošević, Dijana. "Theatre as a Way of Creating Sense: Performance and Peacebuilding in the Region of the Former Yugoslavia." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. I: Resistance and Reconciliation in Regions of Violence.

Burundi

• Cohen, Cynthia. “Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts: Strengthening Peace-building Capacity through the Brandeis International Fellowship Program.” Program report, Waltham, MA: Brandeis University, November 2005.

• Djanie, Nicholas Kotei “Africa”. “A Touch of the Drums.” A working paper of Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2005. Published in conjunction with the 2003-2004 Brandeis International Fellowship Program.

• Slachmuijlder, Lena. “The Rhythm of Reconciliation: A reflection on drumming as a contribution to reconciliation process in Burundi and South Africa.” A working paper of Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2005. Published in conjunction with the 2003-2004 Brandeis International Fellowship Program.

Cambodia

• Cohen, Cynthia. “Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts: Strengthening Peace-building Capacity through the Brandeis International Fellowship Program.” Program report, Waltham, MA: Brandeis University, November 2005.

• Daravuth, Ly. “Notes in Pchum Ben.” A working paper of Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2005. Published in conjunction with the 2003-2004 Brandeis International Fellowship Program.

• Daravuth, Ly. "Where Is Reconciliation?" A portfolio by Daravuth Ly. Published in conjunction with the 2003-2004 Brandeis International Fellowship Program.

• Filloux, Catherine. "Alive on Stage: Time, Histories and Bodies." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. I: Resistance and Reconciliation in Regions of Violence.

• Ludevig, Daniel. “Picasso in Phnom Penh: Can Western Arts Help Heal a Nation?” The Art of Coexistence: 6 Students, 4 Countries, 100 Questions. 2004: 28-39. Brandeis International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life. Student Report for the 2004 Ethics Center Fellowship.

• Muan, Ingrid. “The Goodness of Lives” (partial draft). A working paper of Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2005. Published in conjunction with the 2003-2004 Brandeis International Fellowship Program.

China

• Gold, Daniella. “Understanding the Gender Dimension: The Importance of Gender Equality and Female Empowerment in Peacebuilding.” Student of Coexistence 250: The Arts of Building Peace, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, spring 2007. Power Point slide presentation.

• Li, Lijun. "Confinement and Freedom: Possibilities of Prison Arts for the Incarcerated in China." Thesis, Masters of Arts in Sustainable International Development, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2013.

El Salvador

• Chalew, Hannah. “Memory and Imagination: Facing the Past to Envision a Better Future.” Student project submitted for COEX 250: The Arts of Building Peace, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, spring, 2007.

Ethiopia

• Mlotek, Avram. “Being Part of the Change.” Contrast and Connections: Nine Students reflect on Their Worldwide Internships/2008. 2008: 48-57. Brandeis International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life. Student Report for the 2008 Ethics Center Fellowship.

Fiji

• Hosking, Bev and Jenny Hutt. “Playback Theatre: A Creative Resource for Reconciliation.” A working paper of Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2005. Published in conjunction with the 2003-2004 Brandeis International Fellowship Program.

Ghana

• Assefa, Hizkias. “Coexistence and Reconciliation in the Northern Region of Ghana.” In Justice and Coexistence: Theory and Practice. Edited by Mohammed Abu-Nimer, 165-186. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books, 2001.

• Banks, Daniel. "Youth Leading Youth: Hip Hop and HipLife Theatre." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. II: Building Just and Inclusive Communities.

Grenada

• Sapp, Jane. “Global Partnerships for Education—Cultural Work Institute, June 2001.” Institute report, Waltham MA: The International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life, Brandeis University, 2002.

India

• Cohen, Cynthia. “Creative Approaches to Coexistence, Reconciliation, and Development.” Analysis and recommendations from the online project Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts: A Virtual Collection. Brandeis University, 2005.

• Hosking, Bev and Jenny Hutt. “Playback Theatre: A Creative Resource for Reconciliation.” A working paper of Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2005. Published in conjunction with the 2003-2004 Brandeis International Fellowship Program.

• Margraff, Ruth. "Hidden Fires: PeaceWorks' invocation as Žižekian response to the Gujarat massacre of 2002." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. I: Resistance and Reconciliation in Regions of Violence.

Indonesia

• Mohamad, Goenawan. Conversations with Difference: Essays from Tempo Magazine. Translated from the Indonesian by Jennifer Lindsay. 5 vols. Jakarta: PT Tempo Inti Media Tbk, 2001.
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  - Part 2
  - Part 3
  - Part 4
  - Part 5

Ireland

• Raymond, Patrick. "A Nerve Center in Northern Ireland: Can Music Bring Down the Walls of Derry?” The Art of Coexistence: 6 Students, 4 Countries, 100 Questions. 2004: 40-49. Brandeis International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life. Student Report for the 2004 Ethics Center Fellowship.

• Steele, Mariah. "Reforming Past, Present and Possibilities in Irish Modern Dance Theatre's 'Fall and Recover:' A Case for Using Dance in Peacebuilding." Thesis, Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, Medford, MA: Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, December 2011.

Israel

• Cohen, Cynthia & Judith Heisenberg. “Brandeis University Intercultural Residency Series, 2005-2006.” Assessment report, Waltham, MA: Brandeis University, September 2006.

• “Literary Responses to Mass Violence.” Report of the symposium held at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, September, 2003. Includes writings by Ilana Rosen, Peter Dale Scott, Taha Muhammed Ali, Antjie Krog, Rachel Talshir, Yigdal Schwartz, & Eugene Goodheart.

• Mlotek, Avram. “Being Part of the Change.” Contrast and Connections: Nine Students reflect on Their Worldwide Internships/2008. 2008: 48-57. Brandeis International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life. Student Report for the 2008 Ethics Center Fellowship.

• Safran-Hon, Naomi. "Parallel Narratives: Slifka Scholars." Student of Coexistence 250: The Arts of Building Peace, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, spring 2006.

Kenya

• Gardner, Kate. "Performing Cross-Cultural Conversations: Creating New Kinships Through Community Theatre." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. II: Building Just and Inclusive Communities.

• Van Erven, Eugene. "Performing Cross-Cultural Conversations: Creating New Kinships Through Community Theatre." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. II: Building Just and Inclusive Communities.

Kiribati

• Hosking, Bev and Jenny Hutt. “Playback Theatre: A Creative Resource for Reconciliation.” A working paper of Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2005. Published in conjunction with the 2003-2004 Brandeis International Fellowship Program.

• Salas, Jo. "Stories in the Moment: Playback Theatre for Building Community and Justice." Stories in the Moment: Playback Theatre for Building Community and Justice."Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. II: Building Just and Inclusive Communities.

Kosovo

• Milošević, Dijana. "Theatre as a Way of Creating Sense: Performance and Peacebuilding in the Region of the Former Yugoslavia."  Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. I: Resistance and Reconciliation in Regions of Violence.

Mexico

• Duffy, Daniel. “Autonomy, representation and Lekil Kuxlejal in Highland Chiapas.” Alone With Five Others: Dispatches from a Changing World. 2006: 12-29. Brandeis International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life. Student Report for the 2006 Ethics Center Fellowship.

Middle East

• Agbaria, Farhat & Cynthia Cohen. “Working With Groups in Conflict: The Impact of Power Relations on the Dynamics of the Group.” Informally published article, Waltham, MA: Brandeis University, September 2000.

• Cohen, Cynthia. “The Choreography of Conflict.” Ethically Speaking, Newsletter of the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life, Brandeis University, 2002, 6-7.

• Cohen, Cynthia. “Working with Integrity: A Guidebook for Peacebuilders Asking Ethical Questions.” Waltham, MA: The International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life, Brandeis University, 2001.
  - Table of Contents
  - Unit I
  - Unit II

• Sapp, Jane. “Global Partnerships for Education—Cultural Work Institute, June 2001.” Institute report, Waltham MA: The International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life, Brandeis University, 2002.

• Kingsley, Christopher. "A Retrospective History, Analysis, and Evaluation of Community Histories by Youth in the Middle East." Program report by the Heller School of Management and Social Policy, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2001.

Netherlands

• Gardner, Kate. "Performing Cross-Cultural Conversations: Creating New Kinships Through Community Theatre." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. II: Building Just and Inclusive Communities.

• Van Erven, Eugene. "Performing Cross-Cultural Conversations: Creating New Kinships Through Community Theatre." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. II: Building Just and Inclusive Communities.

New Zealand

• Hosking, Bev and Jenny Hutt. “Playback Theatre: A Creative Resource for Reconciliation.” A working paper of Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2005. Published in conjunction with the 2003-2004 Brandeis International Fellowship Program.

Palestine

• Cohen, Cynthia & Judith Heisenberg. “Brandeis University Intercultural Residency Series, 2005-2006.” Assessment report, Waltham, MA: Brandeis University, September 2006.

• Musleh, Abeer.  "Theatre, Resistance, and Peacebuilding in Palestine." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. I: Resistance and Reconciliation in Regions of Violence.

• Nasrallah, Aida & Lee Perlman. "Weaving Dialogues and Confronting Harsh Realities: Engendering Social Change in Israel through performance." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. I: Resistance and Reconciliation in Regions of Violence.

Peru

• Lerner Febres, Dr. Salomón. "Memory of Violence and Drama in Peru: The Experience of the Truth Commission and Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani." Speech delivered in Spanish at Just Performance: Enacting Justice in the Wake of Violence, A Symposium of the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life. Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, December, 2011.
  • Spanish version

• Varea, Roberto Gutiérrez. "Fire in the Memory: Theatre, Truth, and Justice in Argentina and Peru." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. I: Resistance and Reconciliation in Regions of Violence.

Rwanda

• Cohen, Cynthia. “Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts: Strengthening Peace-building Capacity through the Brandeis International Fellowship Program.” Program report, Waltham, MA: Brandeis University, November 2005.

• Djanie, Nicholas Kotei “Africa”. “A Touch of the Drums.” A working paper of Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2005. Published in conjunction with the 2003-2004 Brandeis International Fellowship Program.

• Moinester, Margot. “Uzi Kurinda Imana We: A Story of Resilience in Rwanda.” Translations: Six Stories of (Mis)Understanding. Alone With Five Others: Dispatches from a Changing World. 2007: 34-41. Brandeis International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life. Student Report for the 2007 Ethics Center Fellowship.

Serbia

• Milošević, Dijana. "Theatre as a Way of Creating Sense: Performance and Peacebuilding in the Region of the Former Yugoslavia." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. I: Resistance and Reconciliation in Regions of Violence.

Singapore

• Hosking, Bev and Jenny Hutt. “Playback Theatre: A Creative Resource for Reconciliation.” A working paper of Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2005. Published in conjunction with the 2003-2004 Brandeis International Fellowship Program.

South Africa

• Amante, Darnisa. “New Voices in Johannesburg: Melody and/or Cacophony?”   The Art of Coexistence: 6 Students, 4 Countries, 100 Questions. 2004: 6-16. Brandeis International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life. Student Report for the 2004 Ethics Center Fellowship.

• Banks, Daniel. "Youth Leading Youth: Hip Hop and HipLife Theatre." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. II: Building Just and Inclusive Communities.

• Berman, Kim with Stompie Selibe. “Artist Proof Studio: A Journey of Reconciliation.” A working paper of Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2005. Published in conjunction with the 2003-2004 Brandeis International Fellowship Program.

• Cohen, Cynthia. “Creative Approaches to Coexistence, Reconciliation, and Development.” Analysis and recommendations from the online project Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts: A Virtual Collection. Brandeis University, 2005.

• Cohen, Cynthia. “Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts: Strengthening Peace-building Capacity through the Brandeis International Fellowship Program.” Program report, Waltham, MA: Brandeis University, November 2005.

• Djanie, Nicholas Kotei “Africa”. “A Touch of the Drums.” A working paper of Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2005. Published in conjunction with the 2003-2004 Brandeis International Fellowship Program.

• “Literary Responses to Mass Violence.” Report of the symposium held at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, September, 2003. Includes writings by Ilana Rosen, Peter Dale Scott, Taha Muhammed Ali, Antjie Krog, Rachel Talshir, Yigdal Schwartz, & Eugene Goodheart.

• McConnell, Catherine. “Discovering the Role Art Plays in Creating Social Change.” Contrast and Connections: Nine Students reflect on Their Worldwide Internships/2008. 2008: 40-47. Brandeis International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life. Student Report for the 2008 Ethics Center Fellowship.

• Safran-Hon, Naomi. “The Art Therapy Centre: A Portrait.” Alone With Five Others: Dispatches from a Changing World. 2006: 50-61. Brandeis International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life. Student Report for the 2006 Ethics Center Fellowship.

• Schiller, Amy. “Artist Proof in South Africa: When Does Optimism Silence Memory?” The Art of Coexistence: 6 Students, 4 Countries, 100 Questions. 2004: 72-78. Brandeis International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life. Student Report for the 2004 Ethics Center Fellowship.

• Slachmuijlder, Lena. “The Rhythm of Reconciliation: A reflection on drumming as a contribution to reconciliation process in Burundi and South Africa.” A working paper of Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2005. Published in conjunction with the 2003-2004 Brandeis International Fellowship Program.

Sri Lanka

• Kois, Lisa. "The art of forgetting: a facilitation guidee." (No date). A film facilitation guide supported by Facilitating Local Initiatives for Conflict Transformation (FLICT), Sri Lanka.

• Cohen, Cynthia. “Recasting Reconciliation through Culture and the Arts: Strengthening Peace-building Capacity through the Brandeis International Fellowship Program.” Program report, Waltham, MA: Brandeis University, November 2005.

• Cohen, Cynthia. “Working with Integrity: A Guidebook for Peacebuilders Asking Ethical Questions.” Waltham, MA: The International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life, Brandeis University, 2001.
  - Table of Contents
  - Unit I
  - Unit II

• Palihapitiya, Madhawa. "The Created Space: Peacebuilding and Performance in Sri Lanka." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. I: Resistance and Reconciliation in Regions of Violence.

Timor-Leste

• Ba Futuru. "Transformative Arts and Human Rights Education (TAHRE) Guide." Teacher's manual for effective interactive artistic methods of working with adults and children around trauma, including conflict resolution and human rights methodology.
  
  • TAHRE Guide - Children's Version. Lession VII: Peaceful & Creative Conflict Resolution.
  • TAHRE Guide - Youth and Adults Version. Lesson 11: Peaceful & Creative Conflict Resolution.

Uganda

• Mulekwa, Charles. "Theatre, War, and Peace in Uganda." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. I: Resistance and Reconciliation in Regions of Violence.

United States

• Canter, Liz. “Memory and Imagination: How do artists remember the past while re-envisioning the future?” Student project submitted for COEX 250: The Arts of Building Peace, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, spring, 2007.

• Chalmus, William. "Perform for a Change.” Alone With Five Others: Dispatches from a Changing World. 2006: 4-11. Brandeis International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life. Student Report for the 2006 Ethics Center Fellowship.

• Cohen, Cynthia, Lesley Yalen, & Belle Brett. “Coexistence at Brandeis: Reflections and Recommendations.” Preliminary report from The Brandeis Initiative in Intercommunal Coexistence. April 2002.

• Filloux, Catherine. "Alive on Stage: Time, Histories and Bodies."  Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. I: Resistance and Reconciliation in Regions of Violence. 

• Gardner, Kate. "Performing Cross-Cultural Conversations: Creating New Kinships Through Community Theatre." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. II: Building Just and Inclusive Communities.

• Li, Lijun. "Confinement and Freedom: Possibilities of Prison Arts for the Incarcerated in China." Thesis, Masters of Arts in Sustainable International Development, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2013.

• Margrave, Paul. "A Memory of Arts for Social Change." Student final paper, Acting Together on the World Stage: Writing and Political Performance (TAPS 1500), Brown University, Providence, RI, 2013.

• McCarty, Sarah. "Peacebuilding and the Arts - From Bahrain to Boston: Ulafa’a Initiative comes to Brandeis." Student reflection paper, Arts of Building Peace (PAX 250), Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2013.

• O'Neal, John. "Do You Smell Something Stinky? Notes and Conversations About Making Art in Racist, Imperial American in the 21st Century." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. II: Building Just and Inclusive Communities.

• Sapp, Jane. “Global Partnerships for Education—Cultural Work Institute, June 2001.” Institute report, Waltham MA: The International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life, Brandeis University, 2002.

• Salas, Jo.  "Stories in the Moment: Playback Theatre for Building Community and Justice." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. II: Building Just and Inclusive Communities.

• Sonneborn, Barbara. “Regret to Inform: A History of the Film.” Information about Barbara Sonneborn and her film Regret to Inform, film reviews, and stories from the Widows of War Living Memorial. Accessed in 2004 from http://regrettoinform.org/.

• Urbain, Olivier. “Three Sessions Using Hawaiian-Style Reconciliation Methods Inspired by the Ho’oponopono Problem-Solving Process.” Unpublished paper, June 2004.

• Van Erven, Eugene. "Performing Cross-Cultural Conversations: Creating New Kinships Through Community Theatre." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. II: Building Just and Inclusive Communities.

• Walker, Polly. "Ceremonies of Dance and Song in Native American Peacemaking."

• Walker, Polly.  "Creating a New Story: Ritual, Ceremony and Conflict Transformation between Indigenous and Settle Peoples." Case Study for Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict. Vol. I: Resistance and Reconciliation in Regions of Violence.

Vietnam

• Sonneborn, Barbara. “Regret to Inform: A History of the Film.” Information about Barbara Sonneborn and her film Regret to Inform, film reviews, and stories from the Widows of War Living Memorial. Accessed in 2004 from http://regrettoinform.org/.

West Africa

• Assefa, Hizkias. “Coexistence and Reconciliation in the Northern Region of Ghana.” In Justice and Coexistence: Theory and Practice. Edited by Mohammed Abu-Nimer, 165-186. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books, 2001.

• Assefa, Hizkias. “Peace and Conflict in Africa: Reflections from an African Peacebuilder.” Lectures presented at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, November, 1999

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