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The Palgrave Handbook of Theatre and Migration

Beschreibung

The Palgrave Handbook of Theatre and Migration provides a wide survey of theatre and performance practices related to the experience of global movements, both in historical and contemporary contexts. Given the largest number of people ever (over one hundred million) suffering from forced displacement today, much of the book centres around the topic of refuge and exile and the role of theatre in addressing these issues. The book is structured in six sections, the first of which is dedicated to the major theoretical concepts related to the field of theatre and migration including exile, refuge, displacement, asylum seeking, colonialism, human rights, globalization, and nomadism. The subsequent sections are devoted to several dozen case studies across various geographies and time periods that highlight, describe and analyse different theatre practices related to migration. The volume serves as a prestigious reference work to help theatre practitioners, students, scholars, andeducators navigate the complex field of theatre and migration.

Autor

Yana Meerzon is Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Ottawa, Canada. She is the author of three books, most recently Performance, Subjectivity, Cosmopolitanism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020). Yana has also served as co-editor on 7 edited collections, including Migration and Stereotypes in Performance and Culture (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020) S. E. Wilmer is Professor Emeritus at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and has written or edited 20 books. He co-edited 'Theatre and Statelessness in Europe' for Critical Stages in 2016. His latest books are Performing Statelessness in Europe (2018) and Life in the Posthuman Condition (2023). 

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-031-20195-0
• Seitenzahl: 804
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 49mm
• Gewicht: 1355g
• ISBN-13: 9783031201950
• ISBN-10: 3031201957
• Artikelnr.: 65835424

Rezensionen

The Palgrave Handbook of Theatre and Migration is a topical collection that references a wealth of critical perspectives on different aspects of migration in both historical and contemporary contexts. While primarily intended for theatre and performance readership, it would certainly be of interest to scholars, educators, and students across arts and humanities and especially cultural and migration studies. (Szabolcs Musca, European Journal of Theatre and Performance, Issue 8, December, 2024)

This handbook is a timely intervention in theatre and performance studies. This large volume of sixty chapters broadly covers themes such as refugees, migrants, exile, globalization and cosmopolitanism. With such contrasting contributions, this handbook will appeal to scholars in anthropology, history, sociology, environmental or postcolonial studies, along with theatre and performance scholars and artists looking for inspiration. It is an essential publication addressing migration through theatre and performance as one of the most pressing challenges of our time. (Beri Juraic, Theatre Research International, Vol. 49 (2), July, 2024)