Vietnam protest theatre : the television war on stage /

The escalation of the war in Vietnam in the mid-1960s unleashed worldwide protest. Playwrights grappled with the complexities of post-imperialist politics and the problems of creating effective political theatre, and for much of their audience the war was chiefly an event on the evening news. The ep...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alter, Nora M., 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, 1996.
Colección:Drama and performance studies.
Temas:
1900-1999
Drama > 20th century > History and criticism.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Literature and the war.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Drama
War and literature
Toneelstukken.
Toneelvoorstellingen.
Vietnam-oorlog.
Opposition
Protest
Vietnamkrieg
Theater
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Visions of Vietnam and Protest Theatre
  • 1. Playing Imperialism (America's War)
  • 2. Peripheral Contestations (Britain and Austria)
  • 3. "Documenting" Present and Past (Germany)
  • 4. From Colonialism to Cyberwar (France)
  • 5. Performative Sub-Missions
  • 6. American I-Witnesses (Rabe, Balk)
  • Conclusion: Re-Acting to the Television War
  • Epilogue: Antimedia: Vietnamese Theatre as Pacific Resistance.

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