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Post-truth Shakespeare: social politics and contemporary theatrical performance (2016-2022)
Listed in ZivaHub and Deakin Research Online and DMU Figshare — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.17034/32637912.v1
This thesis offers a new critical look at Shakespeare in the post-truth era, analysing how theatre or productions use Shakespeare to engage with post-truth ideas.
Description
It explores five sets of productions derived from five of Shakespeare’s plays, including Julius Caesar, Cymbeline, Richard II, King Lear, and Hamlet to show how Shakespearean productions within the post-truth period speak to and are influenced by specific and urgent concerns.
These productions critique subterfuge and hegemonic methods of power and control, and offer more nuanced depictions of history, society, and culture. In this context, this thesis asks the research questions: How do British productions use Shakespeare to address, directly or indirectly, post-truth concepts; to what extent are elements and themes from Shakespeare’s plays drawn out or accentuated to raise awareness and prompt critical thinking regarding the phenomenon of post-truth; and what challenges do contemporary Shakespearean performances face in the era of post-truth thinking?
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This thesis not only explores how Shakespearean theatre may be interventionist but recognises the idea that creating socio-politically resonant performances may be challenging for directors and theatrical companies in several ways. This thesis has selected significant British productions in this post-truth era to explore how Shakespeare can interrogate post-truth viewpoints.<br><br><i>Thesis is embargoed until 31 December 2028</i>.
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Where it is published
- DOI doi.org/10.17034/32637912.v1 ↗
DOI / persistent id · from zivahub uct ac za
Catalogue records · 1
- OAI-PMH record api.figshare.com/v2/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&identifier=oai%3Af… ↗
metadata API · from zivahub uct ac za
Topics
Provenance · 3 source records, 14 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZivaHub | oai:figshare.com:article/32637912 | 5 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Deakin Research Online | oai:figshare.com:article/32637912 | 5 d ago | JSON v1 |
| DMU Figshare | oai:figshare.com:article/32637912 | 5 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:360403 | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['performance studies'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:360403 | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['performance studies'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:360403 | mapping · dro deakin edu au | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['performance studies'] |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | connector:figshare_dmu_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · dro deakin edu au | connector:dro_deakin_edu_au@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · figshare dmu ac uk | connector:figshare_dmu_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · dro deakin edu au | connector:dro_deakin_edu_au@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/description |
| license_text | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · zivahub uct ac za | connector:zivahub_uct_ac_za@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/title |