Role of Arts in Conflicted Areas. How colours and stories unravel coping patterns in children subjected to tiers of control and generational trauma

      Аннотация: "Role of arts in conflicted spaces" is a detailed case study of seven students who have been a part of a research project titled Kalakar Qasbah (Art of Healing). The research uses “the ‘BASIC PH’ Model of coping and resiliency” to find the coping mechanisms and patterns of children. The children of the project underwent art-based therapy and the paintings were followed by stories, which were analysed. The research aims at finding the patterns of coping mechanisms used. The research is based in Kashmir.

Ключевые слова: Conflict, psychology, Kashmir, coping mechanisms, Art-Based Therapy, Conflicted Areas