Protest EnACTed
Activist Performance in the Contemporary United States
Pia Wiegmink(Author)
Universitätsverlag Winter
1st Edition
Published in June 2011
Book
Hardback
X, 434 pages
978-3-8253-5838-9 (ISBN)
Description
Combining approaches from the fields of performance studies, critical race theory, and transnational American studies, 'Protest EnACTed' argues for the relevance of performance in contemporary US America. Performance, this study suggests, can function as a libratory, affective, and critical practice which citizens employ to publicly express their discontent with corporate America. With the case studies on three activist collectives - 'The Church of Life After Shopping', 'The Billionaires for Bush', and 'The Yes Men' - the author discusses the aesthetic and political work of activist performance. As acts of protest, these performances are critical interventions into the cultural fabric of the United States, and a means for citizens to actively participate in political discourses. 'Protest EnACTed' thus highlights the significance of performance - as both cultural practice and theoretical concept - for the American studies project of cultural critique.
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Series
Thesis
Doctoral thesis
2010
Universität Siegen
Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
14 Abbildungen
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Weight
605 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8253-5838-9 (9783825358389)
Schweitzer Classification