Critical Themes in Drama: Social, Cultural and Political Analysis

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
PART I: Framing the drama of these times
	1. Introduction to the drama of these times
		Musings on ‘these times’
		So, what is the drama of these times?
		The structure of the book
		A critical stance
		Core and recurrent ideas in this book
		A hopeful book
	2. Enduring inequity
		Releasing or entrenching the ‘other’
		Recognition and representation – who gains what?
		Agency
		Voice and testimony
		Hope and possibility
	3. Useful drama in neoliberal times
		What is neoliberalism?
		The decline of grand narratives: why a focus on individuals matters
		How do neoliberalism and drama interact in these times?
		Drama and governmentality
		Conclusion
	4. Dramatic democracy
		The normality of democracy
		The link between drama and democracy
		Explicit and reflexive spaces for engaging the democratic paradox
		Dramatic democracy in action
		Acting and participating as a citizen: possibilities and problems
		Conclusion
	5. Creativity and the global education reform movement
		The problem with this solution to the perceived education ‘problem’
		Creativity: syllabus and policy discourses
		Curriculum and drama
		Drama pedagogy across the curriculum
PART II: Examining the drama of these times
	6. Glocalisation: mythologising place and community
		Global, local, glocal
		Context: glocalisation and agency
		Mythmaking place and ideologies of home
		Imagined communities
	7. Migration – dramatic comings and goings
		Migration, nation and identity
		Migration
		Exploring migration through drama: imagining difference
		Drama for migrants
		Portraying and representing migration in drama: telling stories
		Conclusion
	8. The theatre of battle
		Drama that heals the wounded of war
		This chapter
		The drama of resistance
		Drama that incites war
		The performance of war and terror
		Drama that intervenes and disrupts war
		Drama that remembers and commemorates war
		The drama of dealing with peace
		Conclusion
	9. The drama of sex and sexuality
		The public performance of sex and sexuality: celebration and identity
		Sex, performance and politics
		Drama about sex: pedagogy and efficacy
		Conclusion
	10. The health and happiness project: being ‘well’ in these times
		Healthy drama in these times
		Challenges in evaluation and funding of drama and health projects
		The complex reality of practice in drama and health
		Contradictions and complexities
PART III: Preparing for drama of future times
	11. Climate change – a battle for our hearts and minds
		The environment, climate change and drama
		The role of drama and art in climate change
		The public and private performance of environmentalism
		The role of storying in our caring and aware-ing about the environment
		Community and collective responsibility
		Embodied environmentalism in drama
		Conclusions
	12. Digital+ destinies
		Technoscapes
		Social acceleration
		Changing paradigms and changing language
		Digital+ drama communities
		Digital+ drama communication
		Digital+ drama identities
		Digital+ artistry
		Conclusion
	13. Imagining and acting in the extended present for unthought futures
		The post-normal present, the problematic future
		Drama and the future
		Future possibilities for drama
		Conclusion
	14. The future looks bright?
		Youth as hope/youth as problem
		Drama in these times
		Youth and drama practice
	15. Enduring discourses of beauty, love and hope
		The changing world
		Pleasure – beauty, joy and play
		Hope
		A final note – remembering love and care
References
Index