Choreographing Agonism: Politics, Strategies and Performances of the Left

By Goran Petrovic-Lotina

In Choreographing Agonism, author Goran Petrovic Lotina offers new insight into the connections between politics and performance. Exploring the political and philosophical roots of a number of recent leftist civil movements, Petrovic Lotina forcefully argues for a re-imagining of artistic performance as an instrument of democracy capable of contesting a dominant politics.

Inspired by post-Marxist theories of discourse theory, hegemony, conflict, and pluralism, and using tension as a guiding philosophical, political, and artistic force, the book expands the politico-philosophical debate on theories of performance. It offers both scholars and practitioners of performance a thought-provoking analysis of the ways in which artistic performance can be viewed politically as 'agonistic choreo-political practice, ' a powerful strategy for mobilising alternative ways of living together and invigorating democracy.

Choreographing Agonism makes a boldand innovative contribution to the discussion of political and philosophical thought in the field of Performance Studies.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030794458
• ISBN13: 9783030794453
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"