A vibrant introduction to theatre that engages with stories, conditions and experiences of migration. Arguing that migration is crucially about encounters with foreignness, Emma Cox traces international histories of migration and considers key issues in contemporary performance - from Cape Town and Melbourne, to London and Toronto.

Part of the highly regarded Theatre And series
Migration is globally topical and affects everyone in the world today
Provides a provocative and accessible way into this exciting topic

Autorentext
Emma Cox is Lecturer in Drama and Theatre, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.

Inhalt

Series Editors' Preface.- Foreword by Peter Sellars.- Part 1: Politics and Mythopoetics .- Languages.- Stories.- Artists.- Audiences.- Part 2: The Migrant Nation.- 'Captured Outside'.- The Myth of Autochthonous Origins.- Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Borderlines.- Leveraging Indigenous Belonging.- Part 3: The Migrant City.- Time and Tactics.- London: Arrival Capital.- Cape Town: Desegregating Space.- Toronto: Multicultural Configurations.- Conclusion.- Further Reading.