عنوان

Carnival and power :

شابک

3319706551

شابک

9783319706559

شماره

b381496

عنوان اصلي

Carnival and power :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

play and politics in a crown colony

نام نخستين پديدآور

Vicki Ann Cremona.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Cham, Switzerland

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Palgrave Macmillan,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

[2018]

نام خاص و کميت اثر

xix, 304 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

عنوان فروست

Transnational theatre histories.

متن يادداشت

Machine generated contents note: 1. Perceptions of Colony and Carnival -- Cultural Transformation vs. Cultural Continuity -- Social Stratification and Power -- Power and Identity -- Book Outline -- 2. Power and Its Historical Framework -- Micro and Macro Forces at Play -- Resistance and the Role of the Press -- Historical Background to Social and Political Conditions in Malta -- Social Boundaries and the Language Question -- Carnival, Power and Economic Concerns -- Maltese Political Representation -- 3. Social Difference and Street Dynamics -- The First Carnivals Under British Rule: Control and Regulations -- Street Dynamics and Disguise: Paidean Play and Military Order -- Class Difference and Street Play -- Aural Landscapes in Carnival -- Visual Dynamics: The Playful Body -- Disguise and Transformation of the Poorer Classes -- Cross-Dressing -- The Wealthy Classes: Disguise and Behaviour -- Popular Play, Power and Tradition -- Pelting -- Pelted `Punchballs' -- Other Carnival Practices -- 4. Fancy Dress, Rank and Dignity: Power and Play in Carnival Balls -- The Fashion of Private and Public Balls -- Social Positioning Between the British and the Maltese Upper Classes -- Rank and Rivalry: The British `Malta Union Club' and the Maltese `Casino Maltese' -- The Power of the Wealthy: The Ball at the Malta Chamber of Commerce -- The Carnival Ball at the Governor's Palace: The Playing Out of `Politics' and `The Political' -- Dance and `Invented Tradition' -- Costume and Theatricality -- Dress Codes and the `Disarticulation' of Power -- Suspension of Palace Balls -- Public Balls: The Circulation of Power -- Balls at the Royal Opera House: `Agon' and Social Behaviour -- Other Public Balls: Popular Access to Paid Entertainment -- Entrance Fees and Standards of Living -- After World War II: Play and Politics -- 5. `The Sweet Satires That Prick Where It Is Needed...': The Caricature of Power -- Satire: On Foot, on Floats and on Paper -- Social Satires -- Satires on Foreign Politics -- Satires on Politics and Policies Concerning Malta -- The Language Question -- Carnival Satires Abolished -- 6. Raising the Levels of Street Carnivals: Competitions and Prizes -- Order vs. Spontaneity -- The Rise of the Organised Carnival in Valletta -- The Emergence of a Carnival Committee -- Competitions and Prizes -- New Efforts at Organisation -- Financial Costs of the Carnival -- Post-War Carnival -- Carnival in Gozo -- Paidia, Ludus, and Politics -- 7. Carnival or Carnivals? Political Wrangles Between State, Church and Party -- `Games of Strategy' -- The Political Protagonists -- Transforming the Spectacular into a Symbol of Power -- Carnival in February vs. Carnival in April: Conflicting Times of Celebration -- Parallel Carnivals: Official Carnival vs. Malta Labour Party Celebrations -- 8. Politics vs. Religion and State: Beyond Carnival and the Carnivalesque -- May Day Carnival vs. St. Joseph the Worker: Politico-Religious Tug of War -- The September Celebrations: Battles of Symbols -- The Independence Celebrations: Performance and Counter-Performance as Play of Power -- Carnival as a Transnational Cultural Phenomenon.

متن يادداشت

This book shows how Carnival under British colonial rule became a locus of resistance as well as an exercise and affirmation of power. Focusing specifically on the Maltese islands, a tiny EuropeanThis book shows how Carnival under British colonial rule became a locus of resistance as well as an exercise and affirmation of power. Focusing specifically on the Maltese islands, a tiny EuropeanThis book shows how Carnival under British colonial rule became a locus of resistance as well as an exercise and affirmation of power. Focusing specifically on the Maltese islands, a tiny European

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Vicki Ann Cremona

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y