The Retreat of Social Democracy (Political Analyses) - Softcover

Callaghan, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0719050324 ISBN 13: 9780719050329

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2000

Synopsis

Deindustrialising communities have called upon street theatre companies to re-animate public space and commemorate industrial heritage. How have these companies converted derelict factories into spaces of theatrical production? How do they connect their work to the industrial work that once occurred there? How do those connections manifest in theatrical events, and how do such events give shape and meaning to ongoing redevelopment projects? This book develops an understanding of the relationship between theatre and redevelopment that goes beyond accusations of gentrification or celebrations of radical resistance. Ultimately, Calder argues that deindustrialisation and redevelopment depend on theatrical events and performative acts to make ongoing change intelligible and navigable.
Working memories brings together some of current theatre scholarship’s fundamental concerns while demonstrating the significance of those concerns to an interdisciplinary readership.

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About the Author

John Callaghan is Professor of Politics at the University of Wolverhampton.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0719050324
• ISBN 13: 9780719050329
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272