Enacting Democracy

Volume 1 | Issue 1 | 2004

Diana Taylor Guest Editor

Focusing on the intimate relationship between performance and democracy, this issue examines the performative practices and strategies of social movements across the Americas.

Billionaires for Bush: Parody as Political Intervention by Kavita Kulkarni Kavita Kulkarni
Dysfunctional Performance: The U.S. Voting Machine Debacle and the Machinery of Democracy Nina Mankin
Give Me An F: Radical Cheerleading and Feminist Performance Jeanne Vacarro
Welcome to the Nineteenth Century: Venezuelan Elections Fernando Calzadilla

Multimedio

Activism / Activismo / Ativismo Ricardo Dominguez
News & Events Marsha Gall

***em*** Roberto Jacoby y Sociedades Experimentales ***em*** by Marsha Gall Roberto Jacoby
***em***American Neruda: Two New Recordings Restore What Was Once Lost in Translation***em*** by Josh Kun Josh Kun
***em***On the Phenomena of Narcocorridos and Narcoculture***em*** by Hermann Herlinghaus Hermann Herlinghaus
***em***Patriot Act: Political Performance After 9/11***em*** by Joseph Shahadi Joseph Shahadi

Sobre nós

O Instituto Hemisférico conecta artistas, acadêmicos e ativistas de todas as Américas e cria novas vias de colaboração e ação. Concentrando-se na justiça social, pesquisamos desempenho envolvido politicamente e ampliá-lo através de encontros, cursos, publicações e arquivos. Nossa rede dinâmica e multilingue atravessa disciplinas e fronteiras e baseia-se na crença fundamental de que a prática artística e a reflexão crítica podem estimular mudanças culturais duradouras.