TY - BOOK AU - Ingram,Mark TI - Rites of the Republic: Citizens' Theatre and the Politics of Culture in Southern France T2 - Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom SN - 9781442601765 AV - PN2044.F8 I55 2011eb U1 - 792.0944 22 PY - 2011///] CY - Toronto : PB - University of Toronto Press, KW - Friche la belle de mai (Marseille, France) KW - Theater and society KW - France KW - Theater and state KW - Theater KW - Political aspects KW - Coursebook KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social KW - bisacsh N1 - 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; restricted access N2 - 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 UR - https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442693807 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781442693807 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781442693807/original ER -