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Carnival and Power = Play and Politics in a Crown Colony /

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Carnival and Power/ by Vicki Ann Cremona.
其他題名:	Play and Politics in a Crown Colony /
作者:	Cremona, Vicki Ann.
面頁冊數:	XIX, 304 p. 16 illus., 3 illus. in color.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
標題:	Theater—History. -
電子資源:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70656-6
ISBN:	9783319706566

Carnival and Power = Play and Politics in a Crown Colony /
Cremona, Vicki Ann.

Carnival and PowerPlay and Politics in a Crown Colony /[electronic resource] :by Vicki Ann Cremona. - 1st ed. 2018. - XIX, 304 p. 16 illus., 3 illus. in color.online resource. - Transnational Theatre Histories. - Transnational Theatre Histories.

1. Perceptions of Colony and Carnival -- 2. Power and its Historical Framework -- 3. Social Difference and Street Dynamics -- 4. Fancy Dress, Rank and Dignity: Power and Play in Carnival Balls -- 5. ‘The sweet satires that prick where it is needed….’: The Caricature of Power -- 6. Raising the Levels of Street Carnivals – Competitions and Prizes -- 7. Carnival or Carnivals? Political Wrangles Between State, Church and Party -- 8. Politics vs Religion and State – Beyond Carnival and the Carnivalesque -- 9. Carnival as a Transnational Cultural Phenomenon.

This book shows how Carnival under British colonial rule became a locus of resistance as well as an exercise and affirmation of power. Carnival is both a space of theatricality and a site of politics, where the playful, participatory aspects are appropriated by countervailing forces seeking to influence, control, channel or redirect power. Focusing specifically on the Maltese islands, a tiny European archipelago situated at the heart of the Mediterranean, this work links the contrast between play and power to other Carnival realities across the world. It examines the question of power and identity in relation to different social classes and environments of Carnival play, from streets to ballrooms. It looks at satire and censorship, unbridled gaiety and controlled celebration. It describes the ways Carnival was appropriated as a power channel both by the British and their Maltese subjects, and ultimately how it was manipulated in the struggle for Malta’s independence.

ISBN: 9783319706566

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-70656-6doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

1253996
Theater—History.

LC Class. No.: PN2100-2193

Dewey Class. No.: 792.09

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