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Women and Puppetry: Critical and Historical Investigations

Alissa Mello, Claudia Orenstein, Cariad Astles (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2019), 222 pp.

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Puppet as a Pedagogical Tool: A Literature Review

Tarja Kröger, Anne-Maria Nupponen

International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, volume 11, issue 4 (2019), pp. 393-401

"This study examines the potential of puppets in the educational context. The study offers a literature review on the benefits and possibilities of the puppet as a pedagogical tool. The literature was searched using primarily an international e-material search of UEF FINNA. Additional articles were ... more

Puppetry: How to Do It

Mervyn Millar

London: Nick Hern Books (2018), xv, 381 pp.

"Written by an experienced theatre and puppetry director, 'Puppetry: How to Do It' focuses on the performer and the craft of bringing any puppet to life. No puppet-making is required to use this book: starting just with simple objects, it lays out the skills required to unlock a puppet's limitless p ... more

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Puppetry for Education: Breaking Down Barriers for Inclusive Education

Save the Children (2017), 5 pp.

"This is a case story demonstrating how puppetry was integrated into educational programmes in Myanmar to address disabilities and the importance of an inclusive education." (Publisher description)

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Guidance on Training Animators to Use the Films 'Out of the Shadows' and 'Red Top, Blue Top'

Erin Atwell, Nell Bolton, Robin Contino (eds.)

Baltimore: Catholic Relief Services (CRS) (2015), 55 pp.

"This publication is intended to provide guidance to individuals and organizations wishing to train animators on the use of the films Out of the Shadows and Red Top, Blue Top, which were created in partnership between No Strings International and Catholic Relief Services. The films aim to support em ... more

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Puppetry for All Times: Papers Presented at the Bali Puppetry Seminar 2013

Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof (ed.)

Singapore: Patridge (2014), 389 pp.

"The Puppetry for All Times Seminar held in September of 2013 in Ubud, Bali, was one of the most enchanting of events of its kind held anywhere in recent years. Its success revolved around the fantastic locale, the overwhelming response from performers as well as the paper presenters, and the genero ... more

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Puppets for Social and Political Change in South Africa

Marie Kruger

International Journal of Social Political and Community Agendas in the Arts, volume 9, issue 3 (2014), pp. 63-73

"This paper explores the characteristics of the puppet which can be utilized to generate critical thinking and informed choices in a troubled society with reference to projects of historical and contemporary importance. As an animated performance object the puppet has an imagined life which enables ... more

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The Power of the Puppet
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Livija Kroflin (ed.)

Zagreb: Union Internationale de la Marionnette (UNIMA), UNIMA Puppets in Education, Development and Therapy Commission;Croatian Centre of UNIMA (2012), 117 pp.

"The power of the puppet shows itself in diverse fi elds: not only in the puppet theatres, not only in rituals and magical spells, but also in the broad range of education and therapy. This has also been recognised by the international puppetry organisation – UNIMA – and the Puppets in Education ... more

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Historia de la literatura infantil en América Latina

Manuel Peña Muñoz

Madrid: Fundación SM (2009), 820 pp.

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Puppets in Theatre for Social Change: An Analysis of the Popularity of Puppets in Africa

Marie Kruger

African Performance Review, volume 2, issue 2-3 (2008), pp. 7-31

"Theatre has become a prominent tool in the extensive struggle to address social problems in Africa, and it is fairly logical that puppets - as part of the traditional forms of dramatic expression of many African countries - would surface in theatre for social change. A variety of reasons are given ... more

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Puppetry in Education and Therapy: Unlocking Doors to the Mind and Heart

Matthew Bernier, Judith O'Hare (eds.)

Bloomington, Indiana: AuthorHouse (2005), xvi,, 212 pp.

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Stop motion: Die fantastische Welt des Puppentrickfilms. Eine Ausstellung des Deutschen Filmmuseums

Daniela Dietrich (ed.)

Frankfurt am Main: Deutsches Filmmuseum (2005), 74 pp.

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Practical Puppetry A-Z: A Guide for Librarians and Teachers

Carol R. Exner

Jefferson, NC; London: McFarland (2005), xii, 267 pp.

"This book can benefit people who work with children and those who are interested in beginning puppetry or who want to expand their puppetry knowledge base. It is meant to be an aid to research, an idea starter, and a curiosity tickler. If you have always wanted to try shadow puppetry, for instance, ... more

Puppetry and Puppets: An Illustrated World Survey
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Eileen Blumenthal

London: Thames & Hudson (2005), 271 pp.

"Eileen Blumenthal provides a comprehensive overview of the history and technique of puppetry and examines in depth and detail the unique nature and abilities of puppets and the countless roles they have played in human societies across the globe for thousands of years. Blumenthal draws examples fro ... more

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Una propuesta para el uso del teatro de títeres como herramienta socio-pedagógica en las escuelas rurales

Carlos Szulkin, Bibiana Amado

Córdoba: Comunic-arte, 2nd ed. (2003), 139 pp.

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Puppets with a Purpose: Folk Arts, Cultural Communication, and Development in India

Eric Lee Littlepage

University of Virginia, Department of Anthropology, Thesis (2002), 66 pp.

"The use of folk arts in rural development clearly has limitations as to the role that it can play in changing people’s behavior, but it is an effective tool for communication in most cases. The greatest strength of this type of informal education lies in its ability to capture the audience’s at ... more