The Problem of Theatrical Autonomy

Analysing Theatre as a Social Practice

Joshua Edelman, Louise Ejgod Hansen, Quirijn Lennert van den Hoogen (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2025
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-041-18890-2 (ISBN)

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Combining theoretical reflections with materials from European case studies, the authors offer intriguing new methods for the sociological study of theatre.

As any devoted theatregoer will attest, watching a performance is a unique experience, as the social setting, rules, and standards of theatre often combine to create a feeling of liberation from the everyday world. This book explores the phenomenon of theatre as simultaneously distinct from and yet connected to society as a whole. Combining theoretical reflections with materials from European case studies, the authors offer intriguing new methods for the sociological study of theatre while contributing equally to theatre and performance studies.

Joshua Edelman worked as a research fellow at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London. Louise Ejgod Hansen holds a research position at the theatre section of Aarhus University. Quirijn Lennert van den Hoogen is university lecturer of arts sociology and arts policy at the University of Groningen.

Introduction, 1. How can we define autonomy?, 2. The concept of artistic autonomy, 3. Autonomy in the contemporary theatre, 4. How agents in theatre fields make use of claims to autonomy, 5. How theatre organization shapes claims to autonomy, 6. How claims to autonomy serve those outside theatre fields, Conclusion, References

Erscheinungsdatum	22.11.2025
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	410 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10	1-041-18890-0 / 1041188900
ISBN-13	978-1-041-18890-2 / 9781041188902
Zustand	Neuware