I Was Never Alone or Oporniki: An Ethnographic Play on Disability in Russia

I Was Never Alone or Oporniki is an ethnographic stage play based on fieldwork with adults with disabilities in Russia, accompanied by a supporting essay that argues for the understanding of ethnography and theatre as designs for being together in unusual ways.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 218 pages
\n Publication date: 07 October 2020
\n Publisher: University of Toronto Press
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I Was Never Alone or Oporniki presents an original ethnographic stage play, based on fieldwork conducted in Russia with adults with disabilities. The core of the work is the script of the play itself, accompanied by a description of the script development process, from research in the field to rehearsals for public performances. In a supporting essay, the author argues that both ethnography and theatre can be understood as designs for being together in unusual ways, and that both practices can be deepened by recognizing the vibrant social impact of interdependency animated by vulnerability, as identified by disability theorists and activists.

I Was Never Alone or Oporniki presents an original ethnographic stage play, based on fieldwork conducted in Russia with adults with disabilities. The core of the work is the script of the play itself, accompanied by a description of the script development process, from research in the field to rehearsals for public performances. In a supporting essay, the author argues that both ethnography and theatre can be understood as designs for being together in unusual ways, and that both practices can be deepened by recognizing the vibrant social impact of interdependency animated by vulnerability, as identified by disability theorists and activists.

\n Weight: 292g\n
Dimension: 152 x 229 x 14 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781487588403\n \n