Theatre and the State in Singapore - Orthodoxy and Resistance

Informationen zum Autor Terence Chong is a Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore. He is the editor of Globalisation and its Counter-forces in Southeast Asia and author of Modernisation Trends in Southeast Asia. Klappentext This book provides a comprehensive examination of the contemporary theatre field in Singapore. Based on extensive original research it provides a wealth of information on theatre in Singapore overall, not just theatre-state relations. Zusammenfassung This book provides a comprehensive examination of the contemporary theatre field in Singapore. Based on extensive original research it provides a wealth of information on theatre in Singapore overall, not just theatre-state relations. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Imagining the Singapore Theatre Field 2. The Arts in Singapore: Site of Ideologies, Fantasies, and Orthodoxies 3. The Singapore Theatre Field: "A different world…unique" but not completely so 4. Claiming Authenticity: Theatre-State Tensions 5. Cultural Intermediaries: The Media and The Arts Education Programme 6. "Because it’s in my blood": The Politics of Illusio 7. The Invisible State: Disciplining the Theatre Field 8. Resistance and Defiance: The Revenge of the Middle Class Artist

Product details

• Authors: Terence Chong, Chong Terence
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.11.2010
• EAN: 9780415584487
• ISBN: 978-0-415-58448-7
• No. of pages: 212
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; History, Sociology, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Asia, The arts: general issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Stagecraft & Scenography, Theatre Studies, Politics & government, Humanities, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Regional Geography, The arts: general topics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General