Prison Theatre and the Global Crisis of Incarceration - Couverture souple

Lucas, Ashley E.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 140818589X ISBN 13 : 9781408185896

Editeur : Methuen Drama, 2020

Synopsis

A critical survey of theatrical performances inside prisons in nine countries with an examination of the ways in which incarcerated people use theatre to build skills and accomplish goals beyond those achieved in performance.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Ashley Lucas is Associate Professor of Theatre and Drama at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and Director of the Prison Creative Arts Project. She and Jodie Lawston co-edited the book Razor Wire Women: Prisoners, Scholars, Artists, and Activists (SUNY Press 2011), and they coauthor a blog by the same name. Lucas also wrote the play Doin' Time: Through the Visiting Glass, which she has performed as a one-woman show since 2004.

Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. is professor of theatre arts at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, USA, the author and editor of ten books including The Empire Triumphant: Race, Religion and Rebellion in the Star Wars Films, and a contributor to numerous volumes on sci-fi, pop culture and religion, including essays on Godzilla, Star Wars, and Battlestar Galactica. His areas of expertise include Japanese theatre, African theatre, Shakespeare, Greek tragedy, stage combat and comedy. He is co-editor with Patrick Lonergan of Bloomsbury Methuen Drama's Critical Companions series.

Patrick Lonergan is Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies at University of Galway, Ireland.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Methuen Drama
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 140818589X
• ISBN 13: 9781408185896
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 270
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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