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The Theatre of Urban - Youth and Schooling in Dangerous Times (Paperback)
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Because of its powerful socializing effects, the school has always
been a site of cultural, political, and academic conflict. In an
age where terms such as 'hard-to-teach,' and 'at-risk' beset our
pedagogical discourses, where students have grown up in systems
plagued by anti-immigrant, anti-welfare, 'zero-tolerance' rhetoric,
how we frame and understand the dynamics of classrooms has serious
ethical implications and powerful consequences. Using theatre and
drama education as a special window into school life in four urban
secondary schools in Toronto and New York City, The Theatre of
Urban examines the ways in which these schools reflect the cultural
and political shifts in big city North American schooling policies,
politics, and practices of the early twenty-first century.
Resisting facile comparisons of Canadian and American schooling
systems, Kathleen Gallagher opts instead for a rigorous analysis of
the context-specific features, both the differences and
similarities, between urban cultures and urban schools in the two
countries. Gallagher re-examines familiar 'urban issues' facing
these schools, such as racism, classism, (hetero)sexism, and
religious fundamentalism in light of the theatre performances of
diverse young people and their reflections upon their own creative
work together. By using theatre as a sociological lens, The Theatre
of Urban not only explores the very notion of performance in a
novel and interesting way, it also provides new insights into the
conflicts that often erupt in these highly charged school spaces.
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Imprint: |
University of Toronto Press
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Country of origin: |
Canada |
Release date: |
May 2007 |
First published: |
May 2007 |
Authors: |
Kathleen Gallagher
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Dimensions: |
229 x 153 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
192 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8020-9483-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
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LSN: |
0-8020-9483-X |
Barcode: |
9780802094834 |
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