Feminist futures? : theatre, performance, theory

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Feminist futures? : theatre, performance, theory

edited by Elaine Aston and Geraldine Harris

(Performance interventions)

Palgrave Macmillian, 2006

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Includes index

Bibliography: p. 223-233

Contents of Works
  • Feminist futures and the possibilities of 'we'? / Elaine Aston and Geraldine (Gerry) Harris
  • Navigating postfeminism : writing out of the box / Janelle Reinelt
  • Citizenship and gender in Asian-British performance / Meenakshi Ponnuswami
  • Curious feminists / Leslie Hill and Helen Paris
  • 'Bad girls' and 'sick boys' : new women playwrights and the future of feminism / Elaine Aston
  • Predicting the past : histories and futures in the work of women directors / Aoife Monks
  • The screens of time : feminist memories and hope / Sue-Ellen Case
  • Africa lives on in we : histories and futures of Black women artists / SuAndi
  • The politics of the personal : autobiography in performance / Dee Heddon
  • Performing in glass : reproduction, technology, performance and the bio-spectacular / Anna Furse
  • 'It is good to look at one's own shadow' : a women's international theatre festival and questions for international feminism / Elaine Aston, Gerry Harris, and Lena Šimić
  • Gendering space : the desert and the psyche in contemporary Australian theatre / Joanne Tompkins
  • Angry again? New York women artists and feminist futures / Lenora Champagne ... [et al.]
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Description

This work is a timely contribution to the debates surrounding feminism, theatre and performance. The excellent, cross-generational mix of theatre scholars and practitioners engaging in lively, cutting-edge debates on critical topics make this essential reading for students and scholars in Theatre and Performance Studies as well as Gender Studies.

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Feminist Futures and the Possibilities of 'We'?
  • G.Harris & E.Aston Navigating Postfeminism: Writing Out of the Box
  • J.Reinelt Citizenship and Gender in Asian British Performance
  • M.Ponnuswaimi Curious Feminists
  • L.Hill & H.Paris 'Bad Girls' and 'Sick Boys': New Women Playwrights and the Future of Feminism
  • E.Aston Predicting the Past: Histories and Futures in the Work of Women Directors
  • A.Monks The Screens of Time: Feminist Memories and Hopes
  • S.Case Africa Lives on in We: Histories and Futures in the Work of Women Directors
  • SuAndi The Politics of the Personal: Autobiography in Performance
  • D.Heddon Performing in Glass: Reproduction, Technology, Performance and the Bio-spectacular
  • A.Furse 'It is Good to Look at One's Own Shadow': A Woman's International Theatre Festival and Questions for International Feminism
  • E.Aston , G.Harris & L.Simic Gendering Space: The Desert and the Psyche in Contemporary Australian Theatre
  • J.Tompkins Angry Again? - New York Women Artists and Feminist Futures
  • L.Champagne , C.Mac Low R.Margraff & F.Templeton Bibliography Index

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