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Carnival and Power

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Play and Politics in a Crown Colony, Transnational Theatre Histories

ISBN: 3319706551
ISBN 13: 9783319706559
Autor: Cremona, Vicki Ann
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: xix, 304 S., 13 s/w Illustr., 3 farbige Illustr., 304 p. 16 illus., 3 illus. in color.
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.02.2018
Auflage: 1/2018
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: Gebunden

This book shows how Carnival under British colonial rule became a locus of resistance as well as an exercise and affirmation of power. Carnival is both a space of theatricality and a site of politics, where the playful, participatory aspects are appropriated by countervailing forces seeking to influence, control, channel or redirect power. Focusing specifically on the Maltese islands, a tiny European archipelago situated at the heart of the Mediterranean, this work links the contrast between play and power to other Carnival realities across the world. It examines the question of power and identity in relation to different social classes and environments of Carnival play, from streets to ballrooms. It looks at satire and censorship, unbridled gaiety and controlled celebration. It describes the ways Carnival was appropriated as a power channel both by the British and their Maltese subjects, and ultimately how it was manipulated in the struggle for Malta’s independence.

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Autorenporträt

Vicki Ann Cremona is Chair of the School of Performing Arts at the University of Malta and lectures in the Theatre Studies Department. She was appointed as Ambassador of Malta to France between 2005-2009, and to Tunisia between 2009-2013. She has published internationally, mainly about Carnival and public performance, Maltese theatre, and Commedia dellArte.

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