Refugees, Theatre and Crisis

Using examples of refugee arts and theatrical activity since the 1990s, this book examines how the 'refugee crisis' has conditioned all arts and cultural activity with refugees in a world where globalization and migration go hand in hand.

Auteur
ALISON JEFFERS Lecturer in Applied Theatre and Contemporary Performance at the University of Manchester, UK. She has extensive experience of teaching and of working with community groups using drama and theatre. She was a researcher with 'In Place Of' at the University of Manchester before taking up her post as a lecturer.

Contenu
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Preface Introduction: Stories, Words and Points of View Refugees, Crisis and Bureaucratic Performance Hosts and Guests: National Performance and the Ethics of Hospitality Taking up Space and Making a Noise: Minority Performances of Activism 'We With Them and Them With Us': Diverse Cultural Performances Conclusion: Face to Face or Shoulder to Shoulder? Notes References Index