Rae Theatre and Human Rights

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-0-230-36458-5
Verlag: Macmillan Education
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 104 Seiten, Ebook (PDF)

Reihe: Theatre And

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

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rae, Paul

Weitere Mitwirkende

Mroué, Rahib

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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