scholarly journals ‘Class’ and Political Theatre: the Case of Melbourne Workers Theatre

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn D'Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Queer Theory ◽  
Identity Politics ◽  
Political Theatre ◽  
Waiting Room ◽  
Capitalist Production ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Award Winning ◽  
Theatre Company ◽  
Politics Of Race ◽  
And Gender

Traditionally, class has been an important category of identity in discussions of political theatre. However, in recent years the concept has fallen out of favour, partly because of changes in the forces and relations of capitalist production. The conventional Marxist use of the term, which defined an individual's class position in relation to the position they occupied in the capitalist production process, seemed anachronistic in an era of globalization. Moreover, the rise of identity politics, queer theory, feminism, and post-colonialism have proffered alternative categories of identity that have displaced class as the primary marker of self. Glenn D'Cruz reconsiders the role of class in the cultural life of Australia by examining the recent work of Melbourne Workers Theatre, a theatre company devoted to promoting class-consciousness, in relation to John Frow's more recent re-conceptualization of class. He looks specifically at two of the company's plays, the award-winning Who's Afraid of the Working Class? and The Waiting Room, with reference to Frow's work on class, arguing that these productions articulate a more complex and sophisticated understanding of class and its relation to politics of race and gender today. Glenn D'Cruz teaches drama and cultural studies at Deakin University, Australia.

“Blame the System, Not the Victim!” Organizing the Unemployed in New Zealand, 1983–1992

2007 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 162-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cybèle Locke
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Identity Politics ◽  
Political Organizations ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Poverty Status ◽  
The Face ◽  
Politics Of Race ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Unemployed

AbstractThe restructuring of capital and the transformation of the workforce in the late twentieth century has produced a newly-shaped working class; one that encompasses those in insecure work and unemployed workers. With this repositioning has come new political organizations of unemployed workers, of which Te Roopu Rawakore o Aotearoa, the national New Zealand organization for unemployed workers, is an example. This organization of unemployed was not only significant for its existence in the face of poverty, status disintegration, and a perceived sense of social worthlessness, but also for the tripartite ideology its members employed. Unemployed workers in New Zealand combined the identity politics of race and gender with a class-based critique of society to demand “the right to work and a living wage for all.”

scholarly journals Intersectionality, Identity Politics and Violence Against Women of Color

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Identity Politics ◽  
Women Of Color ◽  
White Women ◽  
Racial Violence ◽  
People Of Color ◽  
Racial Stratification ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Experiences Of Women

Identity-based politics has been a source of strength for people of color, gays and lesbians, among others. The problem with identity politics is that it often conflates intra group differences. Exploring the various ways in which race and gender intersect in shaping structural and political aspects of violence against these women, it appears the interests and experiences of women of color are frequently marginalized within both feminist  and antiracist discourses. Both discourses have failed to consider the intersections of racism and patriarchy. However,  the location of women of color at the intersection of race and gender makes our actual experience of domestic violence, rape, and remedial reform quite different from that of white women. Similarly, both feminist and antiracist politics have functioned in tandem to marginalize the issue of violence against women of color. The effort to politicize violence against women will do little to address the experiences of nonwhite women until the ramifications of racial stratification among women are acknowledged. At the same time, the anti-racist agenda will not be furthered by suppressing the reality of intra-racial violence against women of color. The effect of both these marginalizations is that women of color have no ready means to link their experiences with those of other women.

The Politics of Race and Gender: Children's Perceptions of Discrimination and the U.S. Presidency

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca S. Bigler ◽  
Andrea E. Arthur ◽  
Julie Milligan Hughes ◽  
Meagan M. Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Race And Gender ◽  
Children's Perceptions ◽  
Children’S Perceptions ◽  
Politics Of Race ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Feminist engagement with restorative justice

2006 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Daly ◽  
Julie Stubbs
Keyword(s):  
Family Violence ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Feminist Analysis ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Theories Of Justice ◽  
Politics Of Race ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Justice Studies

We analyse five areas of feminist engagement with restorative justice (RJ): theories of justice; the role of retribution in criminal justice; studies of gender (and other social relations) in RJ processes; the appropriateness of RJ for partner, sexual or family violence; and the politics of race and gender in making justice claims. Feminist engagement has focused almost exclusively on the appropriateness of RJ for sexual, partner or family violence, but there is a need to broaden the focus. We identify a wider spectrum of theoretical, political and empirical problems for future feminist analysis of RJ.

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