Theatre and Human Rights by Gary M. English - 9781032372846

Name: Theatre and Human Rights by Gary M. English - 9781032372846
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Theatre and Human RightsThe Politics of Dramatic Form\nAuthor(s): Gary M. English\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032372846, 978-1032372846\nSynopsis\nThis book develops theoretical intersections between theatre and human rights and provides methodologies to investigate human rights questions from within the perspective of theatre as a complex set of disciplines.\n\nWhile human rights research and programming often employ the arts as representations of human rights-related violations and abuses, this study focuses on dramatic form and structure, in addition to content, as uniquely positioned to interrogate important questions in human rights theory and practice. This project positions theatre as a method of examination in addition to the important purposes the arts serve to raise consciousness that accompany other, often considered more primary modes of analysis. A main feature of this approach includes emphasi.