Theatre and Human Rights - The Politics of Dramatic Form

This book develops theoretical intersections between theatre and human rights and provides methodologies to investigate human rights questions from within the perspective of theatre as a complex set of disciplines.

List of contents

Part I Aesthetics, Foundations, and Methods of Theatre and Human Rights 1. Introduction: Theatre and Human Rights 2. Aesthetics, Dramatic Structure, and Form in Political Drama 3. Human Rights Theory, Institutions, and Practice: Collective Rights and the Right to Resist 4. Applied Theatre, Devised Theatre Methods, and Systems of Analysis: Resistance, Remedies for Dehumanization, and Reconciliation Part II Greek Drama, Palestine, and South Africa: Tragedy, Conflicting Rights, Resistance, and Justice 5. Greek Drama: The Law of Necessity, Trauma, and the Tragic Dilemma 6. Conflicting Rights and Memory in Performance: The Palestinian/Israeli Conflict 7. South Africa, Apartheid, and the Aftermath 8. Epilogue

About the author

Gary M. English, a Distinguished Professor of Drama at the University of Connecticut and served as Head of the Department of Drama at the University of Connecticut and as Artistic Director for the Connecticut Repertory Theatre for 15 years.

Summary

This book develops theoretical intersections between theatre and human rights and provides methodologies to investigate human rights questions from within the perspective of theatre as a complex set of disciplines.

Product details

• Authors: Gary M. English
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032372266
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3237226-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Human Rights, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Theatre Studies, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Human rights, civil rights, human rights;performance