A study of political theater and social movements.
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Title
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A study of political theater and social movements.
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Identifier
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AAI9521306
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identifier
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9521306
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Creator
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Portz, Charles Robert.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Stanley Aronowitz
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Date
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1995
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Sociology, General | Sociology, Industrial and Labor Relations | Theater
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Abstract
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It is the contention of this study that political theater, which has always been an important avenue to express social discontent and rail against social injustice, can only have a powerful implementing force on politics and other aspects of social life by working in conjunction with the resources available from a strong social movement. This study is an examination of this contention primarily through a close analysis of the Labor Theater, a workers' theater in the U.S. that operated with the support of the more progressive sections of the American labor movement during the 1970's and early 1980's. In order to place the Labor Theater historically, a brief survey is given of the important political theater in the United States that occurred within the social turmoil of the 1930's and the rapidly expanding labor union movement that helped sustain it.;To give this study a framework, an examination has been made of the ideological and financial underpinnings of several other political theaters producing plays in the United States during the 1970's. To locate the Labor Theater internationally, a comparison was made with political theater groups with similar goals and tactics that operated in Great Britain during the same time period.;The conclusion that was arrived at was that although operations such as political theaters are of significant importance in legitimating the ideologies behind social movements, they can rarely survive without the support and resources of the organizations they are championing.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
