Much has been written about the Los Angeles riots of 1992; which brought out deep racial tensions throughout the city; exposed by media images of police brutality. This book sheds light on another facet of the events; the birth of a dynamic grassroots activist and community organizing movement that has been little noticed by academics or even by the press. It also focuses on the theatrical production of Twilight: Los Angeles 1992; a performance created by Anna Deavere Smith. Performance and Activism analyzes a rich; eclectic; and ongoing ensemble of local activist struggles in the context of the history and political economy of Los Angeles. Building on the important critical urban studies work of Mike Davis and Edward Soja; it also draws on Dwight Conquergoods writings on performance ethnography to theorize the political work of grassroots formations such as alternative/underground media collectives; gang truce parties/picnics; and women-organized prisoner support and court watch groups; such as Mothers Reclaiming Our Children. The book focuses on these events through the inter-disciplinary approach of performance studies; highlighting performance-conscious activisms that help bridge the enormous class; race; and gender divides of our society.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. If youve read one. youve read them allBy melendezAs a Staten Island native. Im a big New Yorker fan. but these rejection collection books are all the same. I have 2 and the only differences are the covers and the idiotic QAs with the cartoonists. The 2 books I have contain the exact same cartoons; there were only 3 in this book that were not the other. Save your money; you only need to buy one unless you care about what the cartoonists have to say.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Dont But This Cheap EditionBy Avid ReaderIve enjoyed the various editions of the Rejection Collection for years and often give the as gifts. As such. I have ordered many copies over the years and I like to get the hard cover version as gifts. This is hard cover but the quality of the pages is terrible and cheap. Its not the coated high-quality sheets of paper that have been used in other editions. This is thin. rag-like paper that shows the print through on the back of each page. Feels really cheap. I would never give a book like this as a gift. Find another edition.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Two StarsBy Randy BrownThe other issues are better.
