Rites of the Republic : : Citizens' Theatre and the Politics of Culture in Southern France / / Mark Ingram.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Ingram, Mark,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List Of Illustrations --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; 1. Defining Culture: State Cultural Policy And Discourse On The Arts In France --; 2. "Culture" In Local Perspective: The Trac Of Beaumes De Venise --; 3. The Friche La Belle De Mai: Redefining State Cultural Policy In "Euro-Mediterranean" Marseille --; 4. "Unity In Diversity" In Eu And Municipal Cultural Policy: Avignon And Marseille As European Capitals Of Culture --; 5. Performing "Citizens' Theatre": Rites Of The Republic Between Europe And The Mediterranean --; 6. "Citizens' Theatre" In Post-Colonial Europe: New Foundations For The Politics Of Culture? --; Conclusion: The State, The Arts, And The Polis --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781442693807; 9783110490954
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442693807
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Mark Ingram.

In this fascinating exploration of citizenship and the politics of culture in contemporary France, Ingram examines two theatre troupes in Provence: one based in a small town in the rural part of the Vaucluse region, and the other an urban project in Marseille, France's most culturally diverse city. Both troupes are committed to explicitly civic goals in the tradition of citizens' theatre. Focusing on the personal stories of the theatre artists in these two troupes, and the continuities between their narratives, their performances, and the national discourse directed by the Ministry of Culture, Ingram examines the ways in which these artists interpret universalistic ideals underlying both art and the Republic in their theatrical work. In the process he charts the evolution of new models for society and citizenship in a rapidly changing France.