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Dramaturgies of War

Institutional Dramaturgy, Politics, and Conflict in 20th-Century Germany

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Editors:
  1. Anselm Heinrich

    1. School of Culture and Creative Arts, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

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  2. Ann-Christine Simke

    1. Glasgow, UK

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  • Gathers expert contributions from fields such as theatre studies, history, languages and dramaturgy

  • Brings together current theoretical debates around the ‘institutional turn’ in theatre and performance studies

  • Presents dramaturgy as a process which has far reaching institutional and political implications

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction: Dramaturgies of War

    • Ann-Christine Simke, Anselm Heinrich
    Pages 1-10

  4. Institutional Infrastructures: Theatres of Oppression

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
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    2. Theatre in Occupied Poland

      • Alexander Weigel, Anselm Heinrich
      Pages 95-109

    3. Masked Messaging: German theatre in Maribor under the Nazis as reflected in the Marburger Zeitung

      • Matjaž Birk
      Pages 111-125

    4. The Prague Theatre Scene During the German Occupation (1939–1945)

      • Volker Mohn
      Pages 127-150

    5. The German Theatre in Oslo

      • Anselm Heinrich
      Pages 151-168

    6. Propaganda, Pedagogy, and Cultural Authority: The Fascist theatre in Italy and Abroad

      • Patricia Gaborik
      Pages 169-192
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About this book

This book examines the institutional contexts of dramaturgical practices in the changing political landscape of 20th century Germany. Through wide-ranging case studies, it discusses the way in which operationalised modes of action, legal frameworks and an established profession have shaped dramaturgical practice and thus links to current debates around the “institutional turn” in theatre and performance studies. German theatre represents a rich and well-chosen field as it is here where the role of the dramaturg was first created and where dramaturgy played a significantly politicised role in the changing political systems of the 20th century. The volume represents an important addition to a growing field of work on dramaturgy by contributing to a historical contextualisation of current practice. In doing so, it understands dramaturgy not only as a process which occurs in rehearsal rooms and writers’ studies, but one that has far wider institutional and political implications.

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'Dramaturgies of War is a very welcome and excellent discussion of dramaturgy, politics and context. This edited collection of articles offers topical and thought provoking analyses and well-researched examples from history and theatre history; it is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the complexity involved in dramaturgy as a critical and contextual practice. Dramaturgies of War offers insightful perspectives on the role that theatre can have during wartime, while also showing the many ways in which war and conflict have shaped theatre and dramaturgy. It is a necessary yet chilling reminder that history can teach us a lot about the present.' (--Synne Behrndt, Stockholm University of the Arts, Stockholm)

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Culture and Creative Arts, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

    Anselm Heinrich

  • Glasgow, UK

    Ann-Christine Simke

About the editors

Anselm Heinrich is a Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Glasgow. His books include Entertainment, Education, Propaganda (2007), Theater in der Region (2012), Theatre in Europe Under German Occupation (2017), and a volume on Ruskin, The Theatre, and Victorian Visual Culture (2009). He is currently under contract for a monograph on theatre in Britain during WWII. He has held research fellowships at Harvard, Oxford and Marburg. 

Ann-Christine Simke is a Lecturer in Performance at the University of the West of Scotland. She recently published the article “Forensic Architecture in the Theatre and the Gallery: A Reflection on Counter hegemonic Potentials and Pitfalls of Art Institutions” (with Anika Marschall, 2022) and is currently under contract for a co-authored (with Anika Marschall) book on intersectional theatre practices.



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