Working with Myths: Creative Expression Workshops for Immigrant and Refugee Children in a School Setting

A follow-up to a previous study, this paper describes creative expression workshops using myth to facilitate storytelling and drawing activities for recently arrived immigrant and refugee children. A qualitative analysis of the children's creative output suggests that the use of a wide variety...

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Published inArt therapy Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 3 - 10
Main Authors Rousseau, Cécile, Lacroix, Louise, Bagilishya, Deogratia, Heusch, Nicole
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 01.01.2003
Subjects
Adjustment (to Environment)
Art Therapy
Canada
Children
Counseling Techniques
Creative Activities
Foreign Countries
Immigrants
Mythology
Refugees
Canada
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Summary:A follow-up to a previous study, this paper describes creative expression workshops using myth to facilitate storytelling and drawing activities for recently arrived immigrant and refugee children. A qualitative analysis of the children's creative output suggests that the use of a wide variety of mythic referents frequently helps children better represent the gaps between home and school, past and present, and offers the possibility of hybridizing their worlds. Our results also suggest that myths serve as a link between inner reality, interpersonal relationships, and the social order. Using myths in creative expression workshops seems to provide immigrant and refugee children with a useful framework for expressing and sharing their experiences.
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ISSN:0742-1656
2159-9394
DOI:10.1080/07421656.2003.10129630