Act of violence or show of strength? In a world of spectacular suffering and power plays – large and small – what is theatre's role in protecting human dign

There is extraordinary diversity, depth, and complexity in the encounter between theatre, performance, and human rights. Through an examination of a rich repert

A story of activists in South Saharan Africa using performance as a tactic of resistance and intervention in their struggles for human rights.

This book develops theoretical intersections between theatre and human rights and provides methodologies to investigate human rights questions from within the p