{"product_id":"the-theatre-of-urban-3","title":"The Theatre of Urban","description":"\u003cp\u003eBecause of its powerful socializing effects, the school has always been a site of cultural, political, and academic conflict. In an age where terms such as 'hard-to-teach,' and 'at-risk' beset our pedagogical discourses, where students have grown up in systems plagued by anti-immigrant, anti-welfare, 'zero-tolerance' rhetoric, how we frame and understand the dynamics of classrooms has serious ethical implications and powerful consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing theatre and drama education as a special window into school life in four urban secondary schools in Toronto and New York City, \u003cem\u003eThe Theatre of Urban\u003c\/em\u003e examines the ways in which these schools reflect the cultural and political shifts in big city North American schooling policies, politics, and practices of the early twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp facile=\"\" comparisons=\"\" of=\"\" canadian=\"\" and=\"\" american=\"\" schooling=\"\" systems=\"\" kathleen=\"\" gallagher=\"\" opts=\"\" instead=\"\" for=\"\" a=\"\" rigorous=\"\" analysis=\"\" the=\"\" context-specific=\"\" features=\"\" both=\"\" differences=\"\" similarities=\"\" between=\"\" urban=\"\" cultures=\"\" schools=\"\" in=\"\" two=\"\" countries.=\"\" re-examines=\"\" familiar=\"\" issues=\"\" facing=\"\" these=\"\" such=\"\" as=\"\" racism=\"\" classism=\"\" religious=\"\" fundamentalism=\"\" light=\"\" theatre=\"\" performances=\"\" diverse=\"\" young=\"\" people=\"\" their=\"\" reflections=\"\" upon=\"\" own=\"\" creative=\"\" work=\"\" together.=\"\" by=\"\" using=\"\" sociological=\"\" lens=\"\"\u003eThe Theatre of Urban not only explores the very notion of performance in a novel and interesting way, it also provides new insights into the conflicts that often erupt in these highly charged school spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"By Kathleen Gallagher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54834571837820,"sku":"9781442691735","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781442691735.jpg?v=1733228892","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/the-theatre-of-urban-3","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}