Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Stage Rights! : the actresses´ franchise league, activism and politics 1908-58 / Naomi Paxton.

Av:

Paxton, Naomi [aut]

text

Medietyp:

unmediated

Bärartyp:

volume

ISBN:

9781526114808

Ämne:

DDK-klassifikation:

792.082 23/swe

SAB-klassifikation:

Ikb-e

Onlineresurser:

Omslagsbild

Innehåll:

Introduction: re-evaluating the AFL -- 1. Exhibition ; 2. Sisterhood ; 3. Visibility ; 4. Militancy ; 5. Hope ; 6. Legacy -- Bibliography -- Index

Sammanfattning: "Stage rights! explores the work and legacy of the first feminist political theatre group of the twentieth century, the Actresses' Franchise League. Formed in 1908 to support the suffrage movement through theatre, the League and its membership opened up new roles for women on stage and off, challenged stereotypes of suffragists and actresses, created new work inspired by the movement and was an integral part of the performative propaganda of the campaign. Introducing new archival material to both suffrage and theatre histories, this book is the first to focus in detail on the Actresses' Franchise League, its membership and its work. The volume is formulated as a historiographically innovative critical biography of the organisation over the fifty years of its activities, and invites a total reassessment of the League within the accepted narratives of the development of political theatre in the UK."

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Cover image	Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Vol info	URL	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Item hold queue priority	Course reserves
	Book	Musik- och teaterbiblioteket Magasin A				C17.570					Available			26201852635

Total holds: 0

Innehåller bibliografi och index (s. 205-235)

Introduction: re-evaluating the AFL -- 1. Exhibition ; 2. Sisterhood ; 3. Visibility ; 4. Militancy ; 5. Hope ; 6. Legacy -- Bibliography -- Index

"Stage rights! explores the work and legacy of the first feminist political theatre group of the twentieth century, the Actresses' Franchise League. Formed in 1908 to support the suffrage movement through theatre, the League and its membership opened up new roles for women on stage and off, challenged stereotypes of suffragists and actresses, created new work inspired by the movement and was an integral part of the performative propaganda of the campaign. Introducing new archival material to both suffrage and theatre histories, this book is the first to focus in detail on the Actresses' Franchise League, its membership and its work. The volume is formulated as a historiographically innovative critical biography of the organisation over the fifty years of its activities, and invites a total reassessment of the League within the accepted narratives of the development of political theatre in the UK."