1st Edition
Theatre and Human Rights The Politics of Dramatic Form
Part I Aesthetics, Foundations, and Methods of Theatre and Human Rights 1. Introduction: Theatre and Human Rights 2. Aesthetics, Dramatic Structure, and Form in Political Drama 3. Human Rights Theory, Institutions, and Practice: Collective Rights and the Right to Resist 4. Applied Theatre, Devised Theatre Methods, and Systems of Analysis: Resistance, Remedies for Dehumanization, and Reconciliation Part II Greek Drama, Palestine, and South Africa: Tragedy, Conflicting Rights, Resistance, and Justice 5. Greek Drama: The Law of Necessity, Trauma, and the Tragic Dilemma 6. Conflicting Rights and Memory in Performance: The Palestinian/Israeli Conflict 7. South Africa, Apartheid, and the Aftermath 8. Epilogue
Biography
Gary M. English, a Distinguished Professor of Drama at the University of Connecticut and served as Head of the Department of Drama at the University of Connecticut and as Artistic Director for the Connecticut Repertory Theatre for 15 years.
