Theatre of Good Intentions [electronic resource] : Challenges and Hopes for Theatre and Social Change /
Snyder-Young, D.author.
Theatre of Good Intentions examines limitations of theatre in the creation of social and political change. This book looks at some of the reasons why achieving such goals is hard; examining what theatre can and can't do. It examines a range of applied and political theatre case studies, focusing on theatre's impact on participants and spectators.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Why Do We Want to Use Theatre to Make Social Change? -- PART I: IMPACTING PARTICIPANTS -- 1. Theatre of Good Intentions -- 2. Participatory Theatre and the Problem of Dominant Discourse -- 3. Embedded in Institutions, Beholden to Institutional Forces -- 4. Publishing under Apartheid: OUP in South Africa -- PART II: IMPACTING AUDIENCES -- 4. Catharsis, Critical Distance, and Change -- 5. Spectatorship, community, and 'otherness' -- 6. Responding to Contemporary Events in an Era of Instant Gratification -- CONCLUSION: Real Change in the Real World.
Theatre of Good Intentions examines limitations of theatre in the creation of social and political change. This book looks at some of the reasons why achieving such goals is hard; examining what theatre can and can't do. It examines a range of applied and political theatre case studies, focusing on theatre's impact on participants and spectators.
Performing arts.
Theater—History.
Theater.
Arts.
Popular works.
Cultural studies.
Performing Arts.
Theatre History.
Theatre and Performance Studies.
Arts.
Popular Science, general.
Cultural Studies.