Chapter 2 Limits of the Literal, Promise of the Performative

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Acknowledgments IX
4. Chapter 1 The Art of Democratic Engagement 1
5. Chapter 2 Limits of the Literal, Promise of the Performative 16
6. Chapter 3 Staging Protest: The Role of Anti-Apartheid Theatre in Democratizing South Africa 30
7. Chapter 4 Staging Deliberation: Forum Theatre as ‘Living Laboratory’ in Canada 55
8. Chapter 5 Staging Revision: Clowning Around with Captain Cook in Aotearoa New Zealand 89
9. Chapter 6 Challenges, Risks and Limits of Politically-Engaged Performance 111
10. Conclusion. Embodying a Democratic Ethos: Future Directions for Performance-as- Democratic Politics 137
11. Bibliography 161
12. Index – Staging Democracy 175