Performing Left Populism - Performance, Politics and the People (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Methuen Drama
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Methuen Drama Agitations: Text, Politics and Performances
Release date:	July 2023
Editors:	Théo Aiolfi • Goran Petrovic-Lotina
Series editors:	Anja Hartl • William C. Boles
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-350-34704-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory
LSN:	1-350-34704-3
Barcode:	9781350347045

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