Theatre and Feminism
β Scribed by Kim Solga
- Publisher
- Red Globe Press
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 68
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Title Page......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Series editorsβ preface......Page 8
Introduction......Page 10
Feminism now: the paradox of βpostβ......Page 12
Feminism, post-feminism and neoliberalism......Page 14
Three ways to understand a movement......Page 17
Looking/watching/spectating......Page 18
Being versus acting......Page 28
Hope and loss......Page 40
Conclusion: on ageing......Page 50
Further reading......Page 55
Index......Page 61
Acknowledgements......Page 68
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