The entwinement of politics, arts, culture and commerce in staging social and political reality to enhance democratic communication

Mutibwa, Daniel H. (2016) The entwinement of politics, arts, culture and commerce in staging social and political reality to enhance democratic communication. International Journal of Communication . ISSN 1932-8036 (In Press)

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Abstract

This article explores how four British and German theatre companies that originated in the countercultural era continue to survive in an increasingly austere economic climate. Although their survival strategies have been marked by remarkable resilience, this has sometimes affected the quality of engagement with their socio-political enquiries and interventions informed in part by radical approaches to theatre-making that make these companies so distinctive. The article draws on relevant theoretical perspectives and ethnographic fieldwork to argue that whereas some constitutive elements of radical theatre are discernible, these are increasingly being constrained by elitist/political and market forces that threaten to undermine these companies’ unique significance as conduits for democratic communication.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/809053
Keywords: Dialogic exchange; participatory engagement; aesthetic reflexivity; sociology of cultural production; social critique; political agency; pragmatism
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Arts > School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies > Department of Culture, Film and Media
University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Arts > School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies
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Depositing User: Mutibwa, Daniel
Date Deposited: 12 Oct 2016 12:16
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 18:09
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/37459

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