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Theaters of Citizenship: Aesthetics and Politics of Avant-Garde Performance in Egypt

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An electronic version of this book is freely available, thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched. KU is a collaborative initiative designed to make high-quality books open access for the public good. More information about the initiative and links to the open-access version can be found at... and Theaters of Citizenship investigates independent Egyptian performance practices from 2004 to 2014 to demonstrate how young dramatists staged new narratives of citizenship outside of state institutions, exploring rights claims and enacting generational identity. Using historiography, ethnography, and performance analysis, the book traces this avant-garde from the theater networks of the...

Keyword:

Egypt, Egyptian revolution, avant-garde, theater, ethnography, and performance

Subject:

History, Art, Middle Eastern, Performing arts, and Theater

Creator:

Pahwa, Sonali

Owner:

Kirsten Markusic

Publisher:

Northwestern University Press

Language:

English

Date Uploaded:

01/23/2023

Date Modified:

01/23/2023

Date Created:

2020

Resource Type:

Book

Alternate Identifier:

eBook ISBN 978-0-8101-4177-3, Cloth ISBN 978-0-8101-4176-6, and Paper ISBN 978-0-8101-4175-9