Theater in the Middle East : between performance and politics /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors:	Rahimi, Babak (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London, UK ; New York, NY : Anthem Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Theater > Middle East > History. Arabic drama > History and criticism. Théâtre arabe > Histoire et critique. DRAMA > General. Arabic drama Theater Middle East Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction, Babak Rahimi (University of California, San Diego); I. Pedagogy and Tradition; 1. Teaching Middle Eastern theatre: challenges, opportunities, and rewards, Michael Malek Najjar (University of Oregon); 2. Harem entertainers: female performers in Qajar courts, Rana Salimi (University of California, San Diego); 3. Nehad Selaiha and the Egyptian theatre, Marvin Carlson (The City University of New York); 4. The re-invention of tradition in Moroccan theatre: from postcolonial hybridity to women's empowerment, Khalid Amine (Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco); II. Politics and Nation; 5. Artistic practice and production at the Jenin freedom theatre: the intersection of the personal and the political, Gary M. English (University of Connecticut); 6. Domestic arts: Sigalit Landau, Emily Jacir, and Israel-Palestine, Shelley Salamensky (University of Louisville); 7. Radio drama by and about Syrian refugees: reimagining the nation on Souriali, Edward Ziter (NYU); 8. No demand no supply: documentary theatre transforming the mainstream media, Sahar Assaf (American University of Beirut).