Theatre, Performance, and Memory Politics in Argentina
Published on 4. December 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
X, 257 pages
978-1-349-28886-1 (ISBN)
Description
Since Argentina's transition to democracy, the expression of human fragility on the stage has taken diverse forms. This book examines the intervention of theatre and performance in the memory politics surrounding Argentina's return to democracy and makes a case for performance's transformative power.
Reviews / Votes
"An immensely readable account of complex, shifting definitions in historical evolution." - CHOICE
More details
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
X, 257 p.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
393 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-28886-1 (9781349288861)
DOI
10.1057/9780230114029
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
11/2010
Palgrave MacMillan
€53.49
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Person
BRENDA WERTH Assistant Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at American University, USA.
Content
Introduction Transition and the Performance of Retroactive Justice From Antigone to Orpheus: Alternative Myths and Figures of Mourning The Performance of Confession Onstage and on the Stand Argentina's Postdictatorial Stages: Resting Places and Places of Unrest Argentina's Middle Class: Paradigm of Crisis and Renewal Intergenerational Memory and Performative Acts of Recovery Conclusion