Theatre and Human Rights

This 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.

Autorentext

Gary M. English, a Distinguished Professor of Drama at the University of Connecticut and served as Head of the Department of Drama at the University of Connecticut and as Artistic Director for the Connecticut Repertory Theatre for 15 years.

Inhalt

Part I Aesthetics, Foundations, and Methods of Theatre and Human Rights 1. Introduction: Theatre and Human Rights 2. Aesthetics, Dramatic Structure, and Form in Political Drama 3. Human Rights Theory, Institutions, and Practice: Collective Rights and the Right to Resist 4. Applied Theatre, Devised Theatre Methods, and Systems of Analysis: Resistance, Remedies for Dehumanization, and Reconciliation Part II Greek Drama, Palestine, and South Africa: Tragedy, Conflicting Rights, Resistance, and Justice 5. Greek Drama: The Law of Necessity, Trauma, and the Tragic Dilemma 6. Conflicting Rights and Memory in Performance: The Palestinian/Israeli Conflict 7. South Africa, Apartheid, and the Aftermath 8. Epilogue