Secular Communion in the Coalfields
The Populist Aesthetic and Practice of Roadside Theater
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14997598 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ben Fink (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 16-43 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | TDR/The Drama Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1054-2043 • E-ISSN: 1531-4715 |
| Publisher | MIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1162/dram_a_00963 |
| OpenAlex | W3107229879 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
Roadside Theater is a populist theatre company. Refusing liberal elitism, activist vanguardism, and the authoritarian pseudo-populism of Donald Trump, Roadside works in grassroots partnerships that cross racial, political, and rural-urban lines. Combining theatre production, community organizing, and economic development, this work creates the conditions for residents of the Appalachian coalfields and neighbors nationwide to confront exploitative power structures and divisive culture wars, tell their own stories, build shared power and wealth, and create a future where “We Own What We Make.”
Aesthetics · Art · Authoritarianism · Democracy · Elitism · Grassroots · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Power (physics · Sociology · American Political and Social Dynamics · Law · Race, History, and American Society · Theatre and Performance Studies
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |