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Provides a unique contribution to the emerging field of research-based performance
Examines the role of theater in portraying topics related to the Holocaust and its aftermath
Each chapter consists of an original dramatic work by the author and an accompanying critical essay
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About this book
This book is a contribution to the emerging field of research-based performance, which seeks to gain a wider audience for issues that are crucial to our understanding of history and to informing our future actions. The book examines the role of theater in portraying the Shoah in France, the French Resistance, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Each of the three chapters consists of an original dramatic work by the author and an accompanying critical essay.
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For those educators interested in interdisciplinary-integrative learning about the Shoah and its aftermath, Inez Hedges’ book provides valuable information and stimulating plays that promote the development of cross-disciplinary, inquiry-based courses, capstone courses, and experiential activities. Hedges provides readers with the contexts and narratives that will encourage thoughtful inquiries, empathetic connections, and human understanding. Nancy Kindelan, Emerita Professor of Theatre, Northeastern University
Inez Hedges’ work testifies to the necessity of today's playwrights to grapple with important political/historical issues. Whether it's the Nazi occupation of France or the Israeli occupation of Palestine, Hedges mines the rich ores of such crises to produce bracing, engaging and engaged theatre that glitters in the darkness of our times. David Gullette, Literary Director, The Poets' Theatre, Boston
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Book Title: Staging History from the Shoah to Palestine
Book Subtitle: Three Plays and Essays on WWII and Its Aftermath
Authors: Inez Hedges
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84009-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-84008-2Published: 29 September 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-84011-2Published: 30 September 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-84009-9Published: 28 September 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 216
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Contemporary Theatre, Theatre and Performance Studies, History of World War II and the Holocaust