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Tunisian Theater Through the Lens of Revolution: Theatrical Expression as Resistance, Anxiety, Aspiration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2016

Rafika Zahrouni
Rafika Zahrouni*
Affiliation:
Washington University in St. Louis
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By comparing pre- and post-2011 Tunisian theatrical scripts and performances, this report analyzes instances of resistance to political oppression. The Tunisian theater provides space for free expression against the way in which the Tunisian government has handled its power, especially with regard to Islamic terrorism, not only before but also after the revolution. The present report also suggests that the pre-revolution plays represent resistance to the Tunisian pre-revolution regime that stifled political, religious, and cultural free expression. Despite the new political plurality that sprang up in 2011 in reaction to the revolution, however, resistance to the post-revolution political system also forms the central focus in the later plays that highlight oppression.

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Review of Middle East Studies , Volume 47 , Issue 2 , Winter 2013 , pp. 183 - 191
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Copyright © Middle East Studies Association of North America, Inc. 2013 

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