Voicing African Voices

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Paul Animbom

PAUL N. ANIMBOM is an Associate Professor of Therapeutic Communication, Theatre, and Media Studies and Chair of the Department of Performing and Visual Arts at The University of Bamenda, Cameroon. He holds a Ph.D. in Information and Communication Sciences from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. Laureate of the Erasmus Mundus Fellowship scheme, Bourse Meurs François and Fonds Van Buuren, and former Postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, he is the author of many scientific publications in national and international peer- reviewed journals and handbooks. His research interest is in health communication, media, television and film studies, therapeutic theatre, and mental health. He is the Founder and President of the Centre for Research and Practice of Art-related Therapy, Cameroon; and Communication Secretary/Founding member of the Cameroon Academy of Young Scientists (CAYS).PAUL N. ANIMBOM is an Associate Professor of Therapeutic Communication, Theatre, and Media Studies and Chair of the Department of Performing and Visual Arts at The University of Bamenda, Cameroon. He holds a Ph.D. in Information and Communication Sciences from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. Laureate of the Erasmus Mundus Fellowship scheme, Bourse Meurs François and Fonds Van Buuren, and former Postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, he is the author of many scientific publications in national and international peer- reviewed journals and handbooks. His research interest is in health communication, media, television and film studies, therapeutic theatre, and mental health. He is the Founder and President of the Centre for Research and Practice of Art-related Therapy, Cameroon; and Communication Secretary/Founding member of the Cameroon Academy of Young Scientists (CAYS).

African Studies Social Sciences

Theatrical Therapeutic Interventions in Cameroon

by Paul Animbom

Theatre use in therapeutic settings is more relevant now in Cameroon than ever. The incessant hike in crises leaves many in difficult mental health…

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