Beyond Emancipation? Stages of Protest, Resistance, and Agency for the 21st Century

How might theatre and performance come to confront the global rise of populism, while setting the stage for, and potentially provoking a reconceptualization of, emancipatory ways of being in the world? 250-word abstracts, brief bios.

Deadline for submissions: Friday, March 20, 2026

Rustem Ertug Altinay, University of Milan (ertug.altinay@unimi.it ) Sharon Lois Mazer, Auckland University of Technology (sharon.mazer@aut.ac.nz )