Arabs Politics and Performance

<p>This book is a ground-breaking collection on contemporary Arab theatre.</p><p>Through three sections discussing occupation and resistance diaspora migration and refugees and nationalism and belonging this study provides nuanced responses to the contested points of intersection between Arab culture and the West as well as many of the major concerns within contemporary Arab theatre. The collection draws together scholars from the Middle East North Africa Europe and the United States who write about Arab theatre and the representation of Arabs on European and American stages. It introduces concerns in contemporary Arab theatre the regions in which Arab theatre is performed and the issues with representations of Arabs onstage.</p><p>This volume will be of great significance for those interested in expanding the range of global postcolonial African Asian or diasporic theatre that they study teach or stage.</p>