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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Cunningham, M | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-05-14T14:36:32Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2026-05-14T14:36:32Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2026-01-13 | - |
| dc.identifier | ORCiD: Malaika Cunningham https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6792-6949 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | Cunningham, M. (2025) 'Hannah Arendt’s table: on nostalgia, democracy, and potlucks', Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, 30 (2), pp. 299 - 307. doi: 10.1080/13569783.2025.2519619. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1356-9783 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33287 | - |
| dc.description | Published online: 13 Jan 2026 into Volume 30, Issue 2: April 2025. | en-GB |
| dc.description.abstract | There has been a significant rise in food-based performances in recent years. This paper explores the role of nostalgia within these practices, and what this tells us about the future of theatre – particularly in relation to its civic role in fostering a ‘culture of democracy'. Nostalgia is oriented towards the past, however, I will argue that it also has a role to play within imagining alternative futures. Using Hannah Arendt's public realm – in particular, her metaphor of gathering at a shared table I will explore how my own and others’ food-based performances can channel nostalgia into collective future-building. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by Economic and Social Research Council [Grant Number ES/M010163/1]. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 299 - 307 | - |
| dc.format.medium | Print-Electronic | - |
| dc.language | English | - |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Routledge (Taylor and Francis Group) | en_US |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International | - |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | - |
| dc.subject | socially engaged performance | en_US |
| dc.subject | food-based performance | en_US |
| dc.subject | civic role of the arts | en_US |
| dc.subject | participatory democracy | en_US |
| dc.subject | nostalgia | en_US |
| dc.title | Hannah Arendt’s table: on nostalgia, democracy, and potlucks | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1080/13569783.2025.2519619 | - |
| dc.relation.isPartOf | Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance | - |
| pubs.issue | 2 | - |
| pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
| pubs.volume | 30 | - |
| dc.identifier.eissn | 1470-112X | - |
| dc.rights.license | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en | - |
| dc.rights.holder | The Author(s) | - |
| dc.contributor.orcid | Cunningham, Malaika [0000-0001-6792-6949] | - |
| Appears in Collections: | Publications | |
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