Description:
Performing Citizenship in Postdictatorship Chile is an in-depth investigation of the relationship between the production and aesthetics of performance and processes of democratization--in theaters, in the streets, and in political arenas.
Review Quotes:
"Thompson's book is urgent reading for researchers, educators, and artists in times of uncertainty, when political narratives are being altered in vertiginous ways, in order to anchor the democratic and solidarity practices of the collective in histories that are yet to be written." --Theatre Journal
"Excellently researched, well written, and timely, this is an important contribution to theater and performance history and Latin American cultural history, containing an important analysis of political theory within performance culture. I commend Jennifer Joan Thompson on the dexterity of her analysis and comprehensiveness; I am deeply impressed by her work." --Patricia Ybarra, Brown University
"Performing Citizenship in Postdictatorship Chile offers a sharp parallel between systems of governance, cultural policy, and cultural production. Jennifer Joan Thompson provides an insightful and compelling case study that is also timely, as the world grapples with the true meaning and practice of democracy. This is a fantastic and exciting work of scholarship." --Marcela A. Fuentes, Northwestern University