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Theatre and Prison Caoimhe McAvinchey

Theatre and Prison By Caoimhe McAvinchey

Theatre and Prison by Caoimhe McAvinchey

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Summary

Using examples from popular culture, dramatic texts and applied theatre it analyses how theatre and performance reveals economies of punishment, affects penal reform and both challenges and participates in narratives of reformation.

Theatre and Prison Summary

Theatre and Prison by Caoimhe McAvinchey

Theatre and Prison investigates how theatre-makers stage critical questions about the use of prison in society. Using examples from popular culture, dramatic texts and applied theatre it analyses how theatre and performance reveals economies of punishment, affects penal reform and both challenges and participates in narratives of reformation.

Theatre and Prison Reviews

'A superb contribution to our understanding of the historical and contemporary approaches of prison theatre. A must read for those interested in the power of in the applied theatre, especially within incarcerated populations' - Philip Taylor, Director, New York University's Program in Educational Theatre

About Caoimhe McAvinchey

CAOIMHE MCAVINCHEY is Lecturer in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies at Queen Mary, University of London, UK. She was a Research Associate with People's Palace Projects (PPP) and has collaborated on a number of large scale projects on the criminal justice system in Brazil and the UK including Staging Human Rights and Changing the Scene.

Table of Contents

Series Editors' Preface.- Foreword by James Thompson.- The Performance of Punishment .- Theatre about Prison.- Theatre in Prison.- Further Reading.- Index .- Acknowledgements.

Additional information

GOR006022719
9780230247932
0230247938
Theatre and Prison by Caoimhe McAvinchey
Caoimhe McAvinchey
Theatre And
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20110912
104
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