Performing Noncitizenship Asylum Seekers in Australian Theatre, Film and Activism
Heftet /
2015
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781783084012
Publisert
2015-05-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Anthem Press
Vekt
454 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
153 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
202
Forfatter
Om bidragsyterne
Emma Cox is a Lecturer in Drama and Theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London.
This exacting study examines the theatre, film and activism engaged with the representation or participation of asylum seekers and refugees in the twenty-first century. Cox shows how this work has been informed by and indeed contributed to the consolidation of ‘irregular’ noncitizenship as a cornerstone idea in contemporary Australian political and social life, to the extent that it has become impossible to imagine what Australia means without it.
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This exacting study examines the role that theatre, film and activism responsive to asylum seekers has played in the emergence of ‘irregular’ noncitizenship as a cornerstone idea in contemporary Australian political and social life.
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Introduction: Framing Noncitizenship; 1. The Politics of Innocence in Theatres of Reality; 2. Domestic Comedy and Theatrical Heterotopias; 3. Territories of Contact in Documentary Film; 4. The Pain of Others: Performance, Protest and Instrumental Self-Injury; 5. Welcome to Country? Aboriginal Activism and Ontologies of Sovereignty; Conclusion: A Global Politics of Noncitizenship; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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‘A thought-provoking and timely study of Australian asylum issues. The central concept of “noncitizenship” introduces an innovative theoretical framework that inspires application beyond the book’s immediate case studies. This is an excellent and important contribution to performance and asylum scholarship.’ —Silvija Jestrovic, University of Warwick
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‘A welcomed addition to the growing field of theatre studies in exile, mass migration, and activism, this book offers a telling reading of today’s Australia. It is a society and a culture shaped anew in the emerging public debate on the strategies of survival, culture and artistic output of the country’s noncitizens.’ —Yana Meerzon, University of Ottawa
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The first book-length study of its kind to examine Australia’s fraught asylum politics through the lens of artistic performance.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781783084012
Publisert
2015-05-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Anthem Press
Vekt
454 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
153 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
202
Forfatter
Om bidragsyterne
Emma Cox is a Lecturer in Drama and Theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London.