Theatre and Human Rights

Informationen zum Autor Paul Rae Klappentext Act of violence or show of strength? In a world of spectacular suffering and power plays - large and small - what is theatre's role in protecting human dignity?   With its impassioned plays, inspired activism and outspoken artists, the theatre has long provided a venue for promoting and practising human rights; but is this always to the good? Today the relationship between theatre and human rights is not only vital, but complex and contested. Drawing on an international range of examples, this short, sharp and timely book outlines the key features of the debate and offers a critical take on where it should go next.   Foreword by Rabih Mrove Zusammenfassung In a world of spectacular suffering and power plays – large and small – what is theatre's role in protecting human dignity? With its impassioned plays, inspired activism and outspoken artists, the theatre has long provided a venue for promoting and practising human rights; Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Editors' Preface Foreword;  Rabih Mroué Introduction: Against Intuition PART I: The Human Right to Theatre? Rights Talk Theatre and the Subject of Human Rights Theatre as an Object of Human Rights PART II: Thinking Theatre and Human Rights ..all too Human Paralegal Performance Theatre, Culture and Human Rights Lucky Me! The Right to Rights PART III: Theatres of Cruelty Conclusion: Unaccommodated Man Further Reading Index.

Info autore

PAUL RAE is Assistant Professor on the Theatre Studies Programme at the National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Rahib Mroue, Paul Rae, Rae Paul
• Con la collaborazione di: Rahib Mroué (Prefazione)
• Editore: Methuen Drama
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.06.2009
• EAN: 9780230205246
• ISBN: 978-0-230-20524-6
• Pagine: 104
• Dimensioni: 107 mm x 173 mm x 5 mm
• Serie: Theatre And; Theatre And
• Categorie: Saggistica > Musica, film, teatro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; B, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Human rights, civil rights, Theater—History, Theatre History