{"product_id":"theatre-symposium-vol-30-theatre-and-politics-paperback-softback-9780817370176","title":"Theatre Symposium, Vol. 30; Theatre and Politics (Paperback \/ softback) 9780817370176","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTheatre Symposium, Vol. 30\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTheatre and Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChase Bringardner (Edited by), Chase Bringardner (Contributions by), Patricia Ybarra (Contributions by), Lily Climenhaga (Contributions by), Tony Tambasco (Contributions by), Jonathon W. Taylor (Contributions by), Teresa Simone (Contributions by), Tessa Carr (Contributions by), Abena Foreman-Trice (Contributions by), Emma Givens (Contributions by), Tanya Manwill (Contributions by), Boomie Pedersen (Contributions by), Royal Shirée (Contributions by), Justice von Maur (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780817370176\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 May 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e128 pages, 8 b\u0026amp;w figures\u003cbr\u003e22.3 x 14.9 x 1 cm, 0.204 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFor the thirtieth volume of \u003ci\u003eTheatre Symposium\u003c\/i\u003e, the editors return to a topic first proposed over twenty years ago in volume 9 (theatre and politics in the twentieth century), reimaged for a broader, more comprehensive time frame. In this volume on theater and politics, scholars explore what constitutes the political, how the political is performed, and how theatre engages with politics over time, drawing on the following framing questions: What is the historical and ongoing role of theatre in framing our ideas and conversations about politics? How do politics and theatre engage one another in an increasingly mediated landscape? From theatrical analysis of the political arena to political analysis of the theatrical stage, discussions of theatre and politics can challenge ethical, theoretical, and artistic considerations of our world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The current moment presents a compelling opportunity to revisit, revise, and reengage. Certainly, in the twenty-one volumes since volume 9, the political landscape both nationally and internationally has shifted dramatically. The past two years specifically have seen an increase in the already prevalent presence of the political in our daily discourse. The COVID-19 global pandemic and ongoing racial reckonings have further unmoored many systems and structures, requiring action and change. Rather than a moment of pause or passivity, pandemic times have seen an increase in political activity and political discourse on the local, national, and global levels. Within the theatre and performance communities, these calls to action have resulted in movements like #weseeyouWAT and other calls to break down old systems and create new ones, to privilege access for those of the global majority, and to explicitly demand advocacy and activism. Organizations like the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) itself crafted new ethos statements and engaged in the necessary work of boldly foregrounding equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility at the center of all its efforts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The editors and contributors to this volume respond to the immediacy of this moment and the clarion call for change. From Shakespeare to new productions like \u003ci\u003eAlabama Love Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, presented at Auburn University, contributors grapple with a range of examples, contemporary and historical, and argue with renewed urgency for the importance of intentionally interrogating the interplay of performance and politics. The essays in this volume demonstrate that theatre and performance cannot rise to this moment or even begin to address it without doing that substantial work to clean its own house and create accessible new spaces.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chase Bringardner \/ Tessa Carr \/ Lily Climenhaga \/ Abena Foreman-Trice \/ Emma Givens \/ TK Manwill \/ Boomie Pederson \/ Royal ShirÉe \/ Teresa Simone \/ Tony Tambasco \/ Jonathon W. 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