Performance, Politics, And The War On Terror: 'Whatever It Takes' (Performance Interventions)

Performance, Politics, And The War On Terror: 'Whatever It Takes' (Performance Interventions)

Using a performance studies lens, this book is a study of performance in the post-9/11 context of the so-called war on terror. It analyzes conventional theatre, political protest, performance art and other sites of performance to unpack the ways in which meaning has been made in the contemporary global sociopolitical environment.Review' Brady's wide-ranging discussions of anti-war performance, of virtual warfare and military training, and of the Bush and Obama administrations are excellent examples of the kind of politically engaged, comparative scholarship that performance studies can offer.' Eero Lane, University of New York, USAAbout the AuthorDR SARA BRADY Assistant Professor at Bronx Community College/City University of New York, USA. She received her PhD from the Department of Performance Studies at New York University. With Fintan Walsh she edited the collectionCrossroads: Performance Studies and Irish Culture (Palgrave, 2009). Her writing has appeared inTDR: The Drama Review,American Theatre magazine, andNew Hibernia Review.