Performance Activism - Precursors and Contemporary Pioneers (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)

This is the first book length study of performance activism. While Performance Studies recognizes the universality of human performance in daily life, what is specifically under investigation here is performance as an activity intentionally entered into as a means of engaging social issues and conflicts, that is, as an ensemble activity by which we re-construct/transform social reality. Performance Activism: Precursors and Contemporary Pioneers provides a global overview of the growing interface of performance with education, therapy, conflict resolution, civic engagement, community development and social justice activism. It combines an historical study of the processes by which, over the course of the 20th Century, performance has been loosened from the institutional constraints of the theatre with a mosaic-like overview of the diverse work/play of contemporary performance activists around the world. Performance Activism will be of interest to theatre and cultural historians, performance practitioners and researchers, psychologists and sociologists, educators and youth workers, community organizers and political activists.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Studies In Play, Performance, Learning, and Development
Release date:	December 2021
First published:	2021
Authors:	Dan Friedman
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	292
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-080590-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Promotions
LSN:	3-03-080590-5
Barcode:	9783030805906

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