{"product_id":"of-precariousness","title":"Of Precariousness","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrawing primarily on Judith Butler’s, Jacques Derrida’s, Emmanuel Levinas’s and Jean-Luc Nancy’s reflections on precariousness\/precarity, the Self and the Other, ethical responsibility\/obligation, forgiveness, hos(ti)pitality and community, the essays in this volume examine the various ways in which contemporary British drama and theatre engage with ‘the precarious’. Crucially, what emerges from the discussion of a wide range of plays – including Jez Butterworth’s \u003cem\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/em\u003e, Caryl Churchill’s \u003cem\u003eHere We Go\u003c\/em\u003e, Martin Crimp’s \u003cem\u003eFewer Emergencies\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIn the Republic of Happiness\u003c\/em\u003e, Tim Crouch’s \u003cem\u003eThe Author\u003c\/em\u003e, Forced Entertainment’s \u003cem\u003eTomorrow’s Parties\u003c\/em\u003e, David Greig’s \u003cem\u003eThe American Pilot\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Events\u003c\/em\u003e, Dennis Kelly’s \u003cem\u003eLove and Money\u003c\/em\u003e, Mark Ravenhill’s \u003cem\u003eShoot\/Get Treasure\/Repeat\u003c\/em\u003e, Philip Ridley’s \u003cem\u003eMercury Fur\u003c\/em\u003e, Robin Soans’s \u003cem\u003eTalking to Terrorists\u003c\/em\u003e, Simon Stephens’s \u003cem\u003ePornography\u003c\/em\u003e, theTheatre Uncut project, debbie tucker green’s \u003cem\u003edirty butterfly\u003c\/em\u003e and Laura Wade’s \u003cem\u003ePosh\u003c\/em\u003e – is the observation that contemporary (British) drama and theatre often realises its thematic and formal\/structural potential to the full precisely by reflecting upon the category and the episteme of precariousness, and deliberately turning audience members into active participants in the process of negotiating ethical agency. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57340796141912,"sku":"9783110546743","price":139.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9783110546743.jpg?v=1780047964","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/of-precariousness","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}