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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Reflecting on Political Performance: Introducing Critical Perspectives
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Ethnographies of Political Performance in Developing Contexts
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Interventions
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Theatre as Paradigm for Social Refl ection: Conceptual Perspectives
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Theatre and Tradition: Politics and Aesthetics
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Reviews
'When is reflection political, ethical? This multidimensional collection on performance as theatre opens up an arena for exploration through the sheer audacity of its scope. Anthropologically informed, diversely interpreted, it is a compelling example of unexpected collaborations.' - Marilyn Strathern, University of Cambridge, UK
'The conversation between Anthropology, Theatre and Development is long and profound - and this collection deepens it further through a powerful set of analyses that draw on an impressive range of theoretical sources and geographically-located practices. Its breadth is excellent and it will strengthen the thinking, and I hope practice, of those that seek to expand the scope of performance and anthropology scholarship.' - James Thompson, The University of Manchester, UK
'This collective book proposes a lucid rethinking and critique of the field of 'theatre for development'. It is based on the premise that, because of its ineluctable embeddedness in place and locality, engaged performance has a particularly powerful contribution to make to the ever-elusive goal of sustainability. 'Relational' and 'embodied' reflexivity emerge from the rich spectrum of chapters as a compelling new paradigm for political transformation and for an effective theory and practice of sustainability; it also offers an antidote to the detached rationality of globalized modernity and expert-driven development, so essential to healing the ravages on nature,peoples and cultures caused by it. This volume should be read by those working on art and performance, development, and sustainability in fields such as anthropology, geography, politics, and environmental, social movements, and global studies. It constitutes a much welcome and illuminating voice in the cacophony of debates on the post-2015 development agenda and sustainable development goals taking place at present.' - Arturo Escobar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Editors and Affiliations
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Anthropology, Theatre, and Development
Book Subtitle: The Transformative Potential of Performance
Editors: Alex Flynn, Jonas Tinius
Series Title: Anthropology, Change, and Development
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137350602
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Intern. Relations & Development Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-35059-6Published: 05 June 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-46846-1Published: 01 January 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-35060-2Published: 21 April 2015
Series ISSN: 2947-6968
Series E-ISSN: 2947-6976
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 368
Topics: Development Policy, Performing Arts, Ethnography, Development Studies, Theatre and Performance Studies, Anthropology