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Women Centre Stage

Author : Poile Sengupta
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781000084474

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This selection of six contemporary plays explores a wide range of issues — familial, social, mythological, political — with women centre stage. The plays are distinct from each other in structure, theme and style, but are bound together by a common thread — the position and role of women in family, social and political systems. Issues such as sexual abuse, in-law relationships, the trauma of ageing, the struggle for women’s empowerment, love and passion, desire and revenge, and dynastic politics are discussed through the varying perspectives of a number of characters, bringing an immediacy and urgency to the subjects under consideration. What is significant about the plays is that they highlight the manipulation of the English language resulting with the introduction of an ‘Indian’ syntax. Multilingualism is used to offset the so-called ‘westernisation’ that has been the by-product of the systematic globalisation of ‘third world’ countries. While the plays are meant to be staged, they are also very reader-friendly and will be entertaining as well as educative for the general reader.

Black Women Centre Stage

Author : Paola Prieto López
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-13
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781003824923

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Black Women Centre Stage by Paola Prieto López Pdf

This book examines the political alliances that are built across the diaspora in contemporary plays written by Black women playwrights in the UK. Through the concept of creative diasporic solidarity, it offers an innovative theoretical approach to examine the ways in which the playwrights respond creatively to the violence and marginalisation of Black communities, especially Black women. This study demonstrates that theatre can act as a productive space for the ethical encounter with the Other (understood in terms of alterity, as someone different from the self) by examining the possibilities of these plays to activate the spectators’ responsibility and solidarity towards different types of violence experienced by Black women, offering alternative modes of relationality. The book engages with a range of contemporary works written by Black women playwrights in the UK, including Mojisola Adebayo, Theresa Ikoko, Diana Nneka Atuona, Gloria Williams, Charlene James, or Yusra Warsama, bringing to the fore a gendered and intersectional approach to the analysis of the texts. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars in contemporary theatre, gender studies and diaspora studies.

Women Centre Stage

Author : Winsome Pinnock
Publisher : Nick Hern Books
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-14
Category : English drama
ISBN : 1848427697

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How to Not Sink by Georgia Christou looks at duty, love and dependency across three generations of women. In Wilderness by April De Angelis, a patient and her psychiatrist head into the wilderness to find out how sane any of us really are. In Chloe Todd Fordham’s The Nightclub, three very different women at a gay nightclub in Orlando are caught up in a terrifying hate crime. Fucking Feminists by Rose Lewenstein is a fiercely funny investigation of what feminism means, and what it has become. Winsome Pinnock’s Tituba is a one-woman show about Tituba Indian, the enslaved woman who played a central role in the seventeenth-century Salem Witch Trials. In The Road to Huntsville by Stephanie Ridings, a writer researching women who fall in love with men on death row finds herself crossing the line. White Lead by Jessica Siân explores the expectations and responsibilities of being an artist and a woman. In What is the Custom of Your Grief? by Timberlake Wertenbaker, an English schoolgirl whose brother has been killed on active duty in Afghanistan is befriended online by an Afghan girl. -- Publisher website

Feminist Stages

Author : Lizbeth Goodman,Jane de Gay
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000672985

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This volume is a collection of interviews that spans feminist views from 1968 to the 1990s. Including over eight years of research. Part of the Comtemporary Theatre Studies series, it will be of special interest to everyone involved in theatre and useful to students and those who oare interested in women's theatre.

100 Great Plays for Women

Author : Lucy Kerbel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1848421850

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This important, landmark survey dispels the myth that there aren't any good plays for women.

Women and Sport in Asia

Author : Rosa Lopez De D'Amico,Maryam Koushkie Jahromi,Maria Luisa M. Guinto
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-30
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781000393163

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Women and Sport in Asia by Rosa Lopez De D'Amico,Maryam Koushkie Jahromi,Maria Luisa M. Guinto Pdf

This is the first book to survey the participation of women in sport and physical education across Asia, from the Middle East and South Asia through to the Asia-Pacific region. Covering sport and physical activity at all levels, from school-based PE and community sport to elite, high-performance sport, the book provides an important overview of developments in policy, theory and research across this complex and dynamic region. It has a strong focus on gender equity but is informed by important intersecting influences that affect the lives of girls and women and their participation in sport. Including contributions from leading scholars from across the region, the book draws on multi-disciplinary perspectives, including sociology, cultural studies, anthropology, and history, and makes an important contribution to global understanding of diversity, challenges, and achievements in the sporting lives of Asian Women. This book will be a fascinating read for any student, researcher, or policy-maker working in sport studies, gender studies, women’s studies or Asian studies.

Life Stages and Native Women

Author : Kim Anderson
Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780887554162

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Life Stages and Native Women by Kim Anderson Pdf

A rare and inspiring guide to the health and well-being of Aboriginal women and their communities.The process of “digging up medicines” - of rediscovering the stories of the past - serves as a powerful healing force in the decolonization and recovery of Aboriginal communities. In Life Stages and Native Women, Kim Anderson shares the teachings of fourteen elders from the Canadian prairies and Ontario to illustrate how different life stages were experienced by Metis, Cree, and Anishinaabe girls and women during the mid-twentieth century. These elders relate stories about their own lives, the experiences of girls and women of their childhood communities, and customs related to pregnancy, birth, post-natal care, infant and child care, puberty rites, gender and age-specific work roles, the distinct roles of post-menopausal women, and women’s roles in managing death. Through these teachings, we learn how evolving responsibilities from infancy to adulthood shaped women’s identities and place within Indigenous society, and were integral to the health and well-being of their communities. By understanding how healthy communities were created in the past, Anderson explains how this traditional knowledge can be applied toward rebuilding healthy Indigenous communities today.

100 Great Plays for Women

Author : Lucy Kerbel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Drama
ISBN : OCLC:1341825858

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Lucy Kerbel's '100 great plays for women' is a guide to a hundred plays that put female performers centre stage, dispelling the myth that 'there aren't any good plays for women'. Women buy the majority of theatre tickets, make up half the acting profession and are often the largest cohort of any youth theatre or drama club. And yet they have traditionally been underrepresented on stage. 100 Great Plays for Women seeks to address this gap by celebrating plays that put female performers centre stage.

Christianity, Colonization, and Gender Relations in North Sumatra

Author : Sita T. van Bemmelen
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004345751

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Christianity, Colonization, and Gender Relations in North Sumatra by Sita T. van Bemmelen Pdf

This book describes changes in the patrilineal society of the Toba Batak (Sumatra, Indonesia) due to Christianity and Dutch colonial rule (1861-1942) with a focus on customary law and gender relations.

Actors' and Performers' Yearbook 2020

Author : Lloyd Trott
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-31
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781350107595

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Actors' and Performers' Yearbook 2020 by Lloyd Trott Pdf

This well-established and respected directory supports actors in their training and search for work on stage, screen and radio. It is the only directory to provide detailed information for each listing and specific advice on how to approach companies and individuals, saving hours of further research. From agents and casting directors to producing theatres, showreel companies, photographers and much more, this essential reference book editorially selects only the most relevant and reputable contacts for the actor. With several new articles including The multi-hyphenate comedy actor-performer-writer; Ignition, inspiration and the imposter; Be prepared for publicity; and Equity pension scheme, Actors' and Performers' Yearbook 2020 features aspects of the profession not previously covered, as well as continuing to provide valuable insight into auditions, interviews and securing work alongside a casting calendar and financial issues. This is a valuable professional tool in an industry where contacts and networking are key to career survival. All listings have been updated alongside fresh advice from industry experts.

The Women's Liberation Movement

Author : Jan Bradshaw
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483160825

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The Women's Liberation Movement by Jan Bradshaw Pdf

The Women's Liberation Movement: Europe and North America is a collection of articles that tackle various issues concerning the Women's Liberation Movement in Europe and North America. Consists of nine chapters, the book covers the feminist movement in a specific geographical region, specifically the Netherlands, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and North America. The book will be of great interest to readers concerned with the condition of feminist movement in Western countries.

Actors and Performers Yearbook 2019

Author : Lloyd Trott
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350067950

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Actors and Performers Yearbook 2019 by Lloyd Trott Pdf

This well-established and respected directory supports actors in their training and search for work on stage, screen and radio. It is the only directory to provide detailed information for each listing and specific advice on how to approach companies and individuals, saving hours of further research. From agents and casting directors to producing theatres, showreel companies, photographers and much more, this essential reference book editorially selects only the most relevant and reputable contacts for the actor. With several new articles and commentaries, Actors and Performers Yearbook 2019 features aspects of the profession not previously covered, as well as continuing to provide valuable insight into auditions, interviews and securing work alongside a casting calendar and financial issues. This is a valuable professional tool in an industry where contacts and networking are key to career survival. All listings have been updated alongside fresh advice from industry experts.

A Theatre of Their Own: Indian Women Playwrights in Perspective

Author : Dr. Pinaki Ranjan Das
Publisher : Partridge Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781543707687

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A Theatre of Their Own: Indian Women Playwrights in Perspective by Dr. Pinaki Ranjan Das Pdf

In an age where academic curriculum has essentially pushed theatre studies into ‘post-script’, and the cultural ‘space’ of making and watching theatre has been largely usurped by the immense popularity of television and ‘mainstream’ cinemas, it is important to understand why theatre still remains a ‘space’ to be reckoned as one’s ‘own’. This book argues for a ‘theatre’ of ‘their own’ of the Indian women playwrights (and directors), and explores the possibilities that modern Indian theatre can provide as an instrument of subjective as well as social/ political/ cultural articulations and at the same time analyses the course of Indian theatre which gradually underwent broadening of thematic and dramaturgic scope in order to accommodate the independent voices of the women playwrights and directors.

Actors and Performers Yearbook 2018

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 1050 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781350030220

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Actors and Performers Yearbook 2018 by Anonim Pdf

Actors and Performers Yearbook is an established and respected directory that enables actors to find work in stage, screen and radio. It is the only directory to provide detailed information for each listing and specific advice on how to approach companies and individuals, saving hours of further research. From agents and casting directors to producing theatres, showreel companies and photographers, Actors and Performers Yearbook editorially selects only the most relevant and reputable contacts for the actor. Actors and Performers Yearbook features articles and commentaries, providing valuable insight into the profession: auditions, interviews and securing work alongside a casting calendar and advice on contracts and finance. This is an incredibly useful professional tool in an industry where contacts and networking are key to career survival. The listings detailed in this edition have been thoroughly updated alongside fresh advice from industry experts.

Britain’s Olympic Women

Author : Jean Williams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 531 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-26
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781000163209

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Britain’s Olympic Women by Jean Williams Pdf

Britain has a long and distinguished history as an Olympic nation. However, most Olympic histories have focused on men’s sport. This is the first book to tell the story of Britain’s Olympic women, how they changed Olympic spectacle and how, in turn, they have reinterpreted the Games. Exploring the key themes of gender and nationalism, and presenting a wealth of new empirical, archival evidence, the book explores the sporting culture produced by British women who aspired to become Olympians, from the early years of the modern Olympic movement. It shines new light on the frameworks imposed on female athletes, individually and as a group, by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the British Olympic Association (BOA) and the various affiliated sporting international federations. Using oral history and family history sources, the book tells of the social processes through which British Olympic women have become both heroes and anti-heroes in the public consciousness. Exploring the hidden narratives around women such as Charlotte Cooper, Lottie Dod, Audrey Brown and Pat Smythe, and bringing the story into the modern era of London 2012, Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson, the book helps us to better understand the complicated relationship between sport, gender, media and wider society. This is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in sport history, Olympic history, women’s history, British history or gender studies.