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Performing Left Populism - Performance, Politics and the People (Hardcover)
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Performing Left Populism - Performance, Politics and the People (Hardcover)
Series: Methuen Drama Agitations: Text, Politics and Performances
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This interdisciplinary volume offers new insights into the
connections between populism and performance. As a driving force of
the contemporary left, the populist logic offers a way for
progressive politics to radicalize actions against the elite,
fostering greater democratization of societies at a time of
socio-political and environmental crisis. Exploring the populist
roots of a number of performances, the contributors to this study
analyze the potentials and limits of the new forms of left populism
for more democratic ways of living together. Combining performance
studies and political theory, Performing Left Populism demonstrates
how various performance practices give rise to populism. It shows
how both civic performances (including grassroots, civil movements,
political speeches, state policies and media campaigns) and
artistic performances (such as theatre, dance, music and artistic
activism) contribute to these processes. By these means, the book
examines the processes of constructing ‘a people’ through both
the real/civic and imaginary/artistic perspectives. Offering
scholars and practitioners a thought-provoking analysis of the ways
in which performance can be viewed politically, as a social
practice capable of mobilizing alternative ways of living and
invigorating democracy, this study expands the debate about left
populism towards strategies of mobilization, collectivism and
democratic politics.
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