Rites of the Republic : Citizens' Theatre and the Politics of Culture in Southern France / Mark Ingram.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ingram, Mark, author.

Series:

Teaching culture.

Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Théâtre rural d'animation culturelle (Beaumes-de-Venise, France).

Friche la belle de mai (Marseille, France).

Theater and state--France.

Theater and state.

Theater and society--France.

Theater and society.

Theater--Political aspects--France.

Theater.

France--Cultural policy.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this exploration of citizenship and the politics of culture in contemporary France, Ingram examines two theatre troupes in Provence: one based in a small town in the rural part of the Vaucluse region, and the other an urban project in Marseille, France's most culturally diverse city. Both troupes are committed to explicitly civic goals in the tradition of citizens' theatre. Focusing on the personal stories of the theatre artists in these two troupes, and' the continuities between their narratives, their performances, and the national discourse directed by the Ministry of Culture, Ingram examines the ways in which these artists interpret universalistic ideals underlying both art and the Republic in their theatrical work. In the process he charts the evolution of new models far society and citizenship in a rapidly changing France. --Book Jacket.

Contents:

Defining culture : state cultural policy and discourse on the arts in France

"Culture" in local perspectives : the TRAC of Beaumes de Venise

The Friche la Belle de Mai : redefining state cultural policy in "Euro-Mediterranean" Marseille

"unity in diversity" in EU and municipal cultural policy : Avignon and Marseille as European capitals of culture

Performing "citizens' theatre" : rites of the republic between Europe and the Mediterranean

"Citizens' theatre" in post-colonial Europe : new foundations for the politics of culture?

Conclusion : the state, the arts, and the polis.

Notes:

"Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9781442693791

1442693797

9781442693807

1442693800

OCLC:

863054224