Precariousness and the Performances of Welfare (Paperback)

Precariousness and the Performances of Welfare brings together an international group of artists, activists and scholars to explore precarity in the contexts of applied and socially engaged theatre. The policy of austerity pursued by governments across the global North following the financial crisis of 2008 has renewed interest in issues of poverty, economic inequality and social justice. Emerging from European contexts of activism and scholarship, 'precarity' has become a shorthand term for the permanently insecure conditions of life under neoliberal capitalism and its associated stripping back of social welfare protections. This collection explores a range of theatre practice, including activist theatres, theatre and health projects, the community work of regional theatres, arts-led social care initiatives, people's theatres and youth arts programmes. Comprising full-length chapters and shorter pieces, the collection offers new perspectives on social theatre projects as creative occasions of occupation that generate a sense of security in a precarious world. This book was originally published as a special issue of RiDE: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2020
First published:	2019
Editors:	Jenny Hughes
Dimensions:	246 x 174mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	190
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-67120-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General
LSN:	0-367-67120-4
Barcode:	9780367671204

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