Nationalism and Youth in Theatre and Performance explores how children and young people fit into national political theatre and; moreover; how youth enact interrogative; patriotic; and/or antagonistic performances as they develop their own relationship with nationhood. Children are often seen as excluded from public discourse or political action. However; this idea of exclusion is false both because adults place children at the center of political debates (with the rhetoric of future generations) and because children actively insert themselves into public discourse. Whether performing a national anthem for visiting heads of state; creating a school play about a countryrsquo;s birth; or marching in protest of a change in public policy; young people use theatre and performance as a means of publicly staking a claim in national politics; directly engaging with ideas of nationalism around the world. This collection explores the issues of how children fit into national discourse on international stages. The authors focus on national performances by/for/with youth and examine a wide range of performances from across the globe; from parades and protests to devised and traditional theatre. Nationalism and Youth in Theatre and Performance rethinks how national performance is defined and offers previously unexplored historical and theoretical discussions of political youth performance.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Must Have For Kimono LoversBy AllTheSh0ppingThis book is an outstanding resource for English speakers who wish to learn more about traditional Japanese kimono. The author is a respected authority who is well spoken and well written as she clearly expresses her vast knowledge on the subject matter. This book however is not a classical how to instruction book; and is more of a look at the past; present; and future of kimono.The pages of the book are a high quality; and the photos are full color.This book as earned its fair share of attention around the world and after you have simply browsed a few pages you will understand why.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. If you own a copy of Liza Dalbys Kimono; you will want a copy of this bookBy TzippurahThe English reading community has been gifted at least one noteworthy book on kimono a year for the past several years; but this is the first I have read cover-to-cover since The New Kimono (2011). Cliffe is a well-known academic in this field; and although her initial chapter defining fashion may move slowly for lay people; she quickly gets to the meat of trends since the Edo period. Her detailing of the Taisho Meisen boom in particular sheds news light and references Japanese authors works that are not available in English.But where this volume really shines is in her sensitive handling of numerous interviews with artisans; haute couture fashion designers; familiar Twitter fashionistas; and bloggers (in the spirit of full disclosure; several of my friends were included). I highly recommend adding this book to your library if you have an interest in where kimono and kitsuke are evolving to.
