Jenny Hughes
Biographic Data
| ID | 3833118 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jenny Hughes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jenny |
| FAMILY NAME | Hughes |
| SIGNATURE | HUGHES J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Denver |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1094-3120 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 58 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 58 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Asymmetries at play: Race, racism, and anti-racism in the archives of radical theatre-in-education
This article examines race, racism, and anti-racism in an historical example of British radical theatre-in-education in the 1980s: Pit Prop Theatre's Brand of Freedom (1984). We argue that while the programme's aims prefigured contemporary moves toward decolonising drama and theatre education, its theatrical representation of Black experience also reproduced a ‘racial calculus’ [Hartman, 6] that limited Black personhood, centred whiteness, and en…
Adrian Howkins. Frozen Empires: An Environmental History of the Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula, an uninhabited, mountainous wildland fronting an icy sea, seems an unlikely place for colonial endeavor and nationalist assertion. But for decades, as Adrian Howkins deftly chronicles in Frozen Empires: An Environmental History of the Antarctic Peninsula, it was contested between the overlapping claims of Britain, Argentina, and Chile, and a place of interest for a number of other nations including but not limited to Norw…
A people’s theatre for Brighton – an interview with Naomi Alexander
In this piece, Naomi Alexander, Artistic Director of Brighton People’s Theatre, provides an overview of the first year of this new organisation. Inspired by a sense of injustice at the way publicly subsidised theatre is configured for those from privileged backgrounds, Alexander set up Brighton’s People’s Theatre in 2015. The aim was to create a form of theatre and a theatre organisation that works with people who do not normally engage in theatr…
Theatre and the social factory
Nestled comfortably on a double bed, feet up, shoes off, I undertake a series of interviews with participants of a theatre and film-making project in Rochdale (UK).I had been invited to carry out an evaluation of the project and, from the insights gathered, create a 'toolkit' for social housing workers interested in using the arts to tackle long-term unemployment amongst tenants.This project took place over a three-month period in 2010 and, to dr…
Notes on a theatre commons: Common Wealth’s The Deal Versus the People (2015)
The Deal Versus the People was a theatrical response created by people in Bradford (UK) to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). A controversial trade deal between the European Union and United States being negotiated at the time of the production, TTIP threatened to deepen trade liberalisation, with potentially negative impacts for communities on both sides of the Atlantic. In this article, I examine the ways The Deal Versus…
Still wishing for a world without ‘theatre for development’? A dialogue on theatre, poverty and inequality
Dear Jamil,Thank you for agreeing to take part in a dialogue inspired by your research article ‘Wishing for a World Without “Theatre for Development”: Demystifying the Case of Bangladesh’ (Ahmed 20
Learning How to Fall: Art and Culture After September 11 by T. Nikki Cesare Schotzko (review)
Reviewed by: Learning How to Fall: Art and Culture After September 11 by T. Nikki Cesare Schotzko Jenny Hughes Learning How to Fall: Art and Culture After September 11. By T. Nikki Cesare Schotzko. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2015; pp. 228. This engaging book offers a deftly woven exploration of the representation and mediatization of “real-world” events, especially those events where “it becomes less possible to distinguish between the event and it…
The Theatre and Its Poor: Neoliberal Economies of Waste and Gold in Les Misérables (1985) and Road (1986)
This essay presents a study of the economic and theatrical life of two iconic theatre productions from British theatre in the 1980s: the Royal Shakespeare Company/Cameron Mackintosh production of Les Misérables (1985), and Jim Cartwright's Road at the Royal Court (1986). These two productions were selected with the aim of exploring theatre's relationship to poverty in a neoliberal economy. Both productions successfully transformed their respectiv…
Warfare and Environment in the Ancient World
This chapter deals with ancient warfare and the environment. Hunting was often been considered as a form of warfare, and art frequently portrayed humans in battle with animals. Armed conflict had its direct influences on the environment. Along with damage to settled agriculture, warfare had affected other lands such as pastures, brush lands, and forests. It is noted that birds, pigs, bears, rodents, snakes, bees, wasps, scorpions, beetles, assass…
Queer choreographies of care: A guided tour of an arts and social welfare initiative in Manchester
This article presents a guided tour of the Men's Room, an arts and social welfare project that works with young men with experiences of homelessness, sex work and the criminal justice system. Focusing on three ‘dwelling moments’ that capture how the project occupies space and time, the article describes how a queer spatial practice supports the regular appearance of encounter, attachment and relationship in the lives of some of the most disaffect…
How Natural is a Natural Disaster
An Environmental History of the World: Humankind's Changing Role in the Community of Life
This second edition of An Environmental History of the World continues to present a concise history, from ancient to modern times, of the interactions between human societies and the natural environment, including the other forms of life that inhabit our planet. Throughout their evolutionary history, humans have affected the natural environment, sometimes with a promise of sustainable balance, but also in a destructive manner. This book investiga…
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: Selections Annotated and Explained
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: Selections Annotated and Explained (annotation by Russell McNeil; trans. George Long; Woodstock, VT: Skylight Paths, 2007), 288 pp., $16.99 (pbk), ISBN-10: 1-59473-236-1
Holland Against the Sea
Dutch artists used mythological imagery to express the need to control water to defend their country, much of which was and is below sea level. In a chamber of the Water Board of Rhineland in Leide
Three Dimensions of Environmental History
Historians are sometimes accused of being light on theory, and environmental historians have not escaped this criticism, sometimes deserved. This essay maintains that environmental historians should increasingly investigate theoretical aspects of their subject, and encourages more prevalent reasoned discourse between multiple viewpoints. The essay does not set forth a theoretical structure, but explores three dimensions that may help to plan such…
Special Forum: Films Every Environmental Historian Should See
The Mosaic of Culture and Nature: Organization of Space in an Inhabited Cosmos
Henry David Thoreau remarked that he had traveled widely—in Concord, Massachusetts. An intentionally contradictory statement, it is nonetheless true if the landscape is composed of many interpenetrating biomes and cultural uses. Fields and forests, groves and gardens, towns and temples form the tesserae of a landscape mosaic embodying the interpenetration of culture and nature, and while such elements provide diversity, they can also, paradoxical…
Ethical cleansing? The process of gaining ‘ethical approval’ for a new research project exploring performance in place of war
It is a fundamental requirement of the University that ALL projects involving University staff or students undertaking research using human subjects receive ethical approval from the University's S
Global environmental history: The long view
Looking ahead to the remaining decades of the twenty-first century, this essay considers four themes that seem certain to characterize the course of world environmental history in the long run. These are: (1) population growth; (2) local vs. global determination of policy; (3) threats to biodiversity; and (4) the supply of and demand for energy and materials. The conclusion, noting that each of these themes presents a challenge and that together …
Mosaic Landscape and the Human Organization of Space
Palau: A parable for the twenty-first century
Everyone on the Pacific Island of Palau knows the story of the fish-bearing breadfruit tree of Ngibtal. It is carved and painted on the rafters of the bai, the traditional meetinghouse of each vill
Preface: Beginning with Rome
Playing a part: The impact of youth theatre on young people's personal and social development
This article describes the main findings of a study of youth theatre commissioned by the National Association of Youth Theatres (NAYT), funded by Arts Council England (ACE) and carried out by the Centre for Applied Theatre Research (CATR). The study explored the impact of taking part in youth theatre on young people's personal and social development. Questionnaires, qualitative interviews and participatory/creative research workshops were used to…
The looting of the past in Iraq
Social structure and environmental impact in the Roman empire
During the three hundred years after its founding by Augustus Caesar (27 BC–AD 14), the Roman Empire first reached a peak of economic growth and prosperity, and then suffered a severe crisis and de
Sacred Groves and Conservation: The Comparative History of Traditional Reserves in the Mediterranean Area and in South India
Sacred groves in the ancient Mediterranean are compared with surviving groves of South India, particularly Uttara Kannada, to evaluate the roles of these refugia in maintaining balance between human groups and the ecosystems of which they are part. In the Mediterranean written records survive, and archaeological investigation provides some information. In South India, the authors observed a living if declining tradition which has persisted for mi…
Europe as Consumer of Exotic Biodiversity: Greek and Roman times
In ancient Greece and the Roman Empire there was keen interest in exotic species of animals and plants. Religious ceremonies and sacred groves included foreign species. Rulers had hunting enclosures patterned after the 'paradises' of Persian rulers. Both the Lyceum of Aristotle in Athens and the Museum of Alexandria had a menagerie and a botanical garden. The Romans collected animals for entertainment and slaughter in amphitheatres throughout the…
Three Dimensions of Environmental History
Historians are sometimes accused of being light on theory, and environmental historians have not escaped this criticism, sometimes deserved. This essay maintains that environmental historians should increasingly investigate theoretical aspects of their subject, and encourages more prevalent reasoned discourse between multiple viewpoints. The essay does not set forth a theoretical structure, but explores three dimensions that may help to plan such…
Dream interpretation in ancient civilizations
Dream interpretation was regarded by ancient peoples in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome as an art requiring intelligence and, sometimes, divine inspiration. It became a motif in literature. It was treated as a science by philosophers and physicians. Dreams were thought to come either as clear messages, or as symbols requiring interpretation. In a method called incubation, the dreamer could sleep in a sacred place in expectation of a dream th…
Theophrastus as Ecologist
The classic Maya collapse
Special Forum: Films Every Environmental Historian Should See
New Zealand: The Maori and Island Resources
Rome's decline and fall: Ecological mistakes
Francis of Assisi and the Diversity of Creation
Francis’ view of nature has been seen as positive in an ecological sense even by those who are for the most part critical of Christianity’s attitude to nature, such as Lynn White, Jr. I argue that one element of Francis’ uniqueness was that he saw the diversity of life as an expression of God’s creativity and benevolence and attempted to carry out that vision in ethical behavior. Much of what has been written about him has precedents in tradition…
American Indians in Colorado
Journal Article American Indians in Colorado. By J. Donald Hughes. (Boulder, Colo.: Pruett, 1977. viii + 143 pp. Maps, illustrations, notes, bibliography, andindex. Paper, $5.00.) Get access Robert E. Bieder Robert E. Bieder University of Illinois, Chicago Circle Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 64, Issue 4, March 1978, Page 1124, https://doi.org/10.2307/1890792 Published…
American Indians in Colorado
Journal Article American Indians in Colorado Get access American Indians in Colorado. By Hughes J. Donald. (Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing Company, 1977. viii, 143 p. Illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. $5.00, paper.) Floyd O'Neil Floyd O'Neil University of Utah Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 9, Issue 1, January 1978, Page 67, https://doi.org/10.2307/966901…
The Environmental Ethics of the Pythagoreans
Mountains without Handrails: Reflections on the National Parks
Theophrastus as Ecologist
Ancestors, Tricksters and Demons: An Examination of Chimbu Interaction With the Invisible World1
The fundamental premiss of Gods, Ghosts and Men in Melanesia (Lawrence and Meggitt 1965) was that the epistemology of people of the Seaboard of Papua New Guinea was more dominated by religion than was that of the Highlanders. Among the latter, the Chimbu have commonly been portrayed as supreme pragmatists. However, they believe in a complex and variegated spirit‐world, described in some detail in this paper
American Indians in Colorado
The Ecology of the Ancient Greek World
Pan's Travail: Environmental Problems of the Ancient Greeks and Romans
The Hunters of Euboea: Mountain Folk in the Classical Mediterranean
The extension of power and altered land-use arrangements by institutions of the classical Mediterranean city, including deforestation, replacement of hunting by agriculture, and other environmental changes, moved toward assimilation of groups with traditional lifeways even as they were resisted by them. A hunter-farmer community on the mountainous periphery of a small port city is described in intimate detail by the Greek orator and philosopher, …
Francis of Assisi and the Diversity of Creation
Francis’ view of nature has been seen as positive in an ecological sense even by those who are for the most part critical of Christianity’s attitude to nature, such as Lynn White, Jr. I argue that one element of Francis’ uniqueness was that he saw the diversity of life as an expression of God’s creativity and benevolence and attempted to carry out that vision in ethical behavior. Much of what has been written about him has precedents in tradition…
Environment and Society in Roman North Africa: Studies in History and Archaeology , by Brent D. Shaw and, Rulers, Nomads, and Christians in Roman North Africa , by Brent D. Shaw
Bali and the green witch of the west
Classical athens and ecosystemic collapse
Medieval Florence and the barriers to growth
The Sacred Groves of South India: Ecology, Traditional Communities and Religious Change
Les forets sacrees du district de l'Uttara Kannada dans l'Etat de Karnataka dans le sud de l'Inde sont au nombre de plusieurs centaines. Traditionnellement, elles etaient controlees et protegees par les communautes villageoises. Plusieurs existent encore aujourd'hui et servent pour le culte, meme si elles ont diminue en surface et en nombre. Ce declin est du en partie aux changements religieux, dans le sens que l'essor de l'Hindouisme brahmanique…
Ancient Egypt and the question of appropriate technology
Mencius, ecologist
Rome's decline and fall: Ecological mistakes
Beyond a Mountain Valley: The Simbu of Papua New Guinea
Bryansk: The aftermath of Chernobyl
1998). Bryansk: The aftermath of Chernobyl. Capitalism Nature Socialism: Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 95-101
A sense of place
The Serengeti: Reflections on human membership in the community of life
The classic Maya collapse
Sacred Groves and Conservation: The Comparative History of Traditional Reserves in the Mediterranean Area and in South India
Sacred groves in the ancient Mediterranean are compared with surviving groves of South India, particularly Uttara Kannada, to evaluate the roles of these refugia in maintaining balance between human groups and the ecosystems of which they are part. In the Mediterranean written records survive, and archaeological investigation provides some information. In South India, the authors observed a living if declining tradition which has persisted for mi…
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