Political Performance in Syria

From the Six-Day War to the Syrian Uprising
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-349-47141-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 259 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3455 g

Reihe: Studies in International Performance

Political Performance in Syria, charts the history of a theatre that has sought the expansion of civil society and imagined alternate political realities. In doing so, the manuscript situates the current use of performance and theatre by artists of the Syrian Revolution within a long history of political contestation.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ziter, Edward

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theatergeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Martyrdom 2. War 3. Palestinians 4. History and Heritage 5. Torture Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Edward Ziter is Associate Professor of Theatre History and Chair of the Department of Drama at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, USA. He is author of The Orient on the Victorian Stage and articles in Theatre Research International, TDR, Theatre Journal, Theatre Survey, The Wordsworth Circle, and numerous anthologies.