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Independence and Collectivity: Configurations of Dis/ability Performance

Independence and Collectivity: Configurations of Dis/ability Performance

Wihstutz, Benjamin
Backhausen, Elena
Kreuser, Mirjam

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Theatre and Performance

DanceGeneral SociologyTheater History

ISBN10: 1041021658
ISBN13: 9781041021650
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Sep 4 2026
Pages: 266
Weight: 1.27
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

What do independence and collectivity have to do with dis/ability performance? This book offers a groundbreaking interdisciplinary exploration of how these two concepts intersect, challenge, and reshape our understanding of performance within disability contexts.

Inside, readers will find a rich collection of essays that examine dis/ability performance both as artistic and activist practice and as a concept tied to capacity, ableism, and cultural resistance. This book interrogates the tension between individual and collective approaches to performance through four distinct lenses: crip and disability theory, which emphasizes interdependence in everyday life and disability arts; performance studies, which unpack ableist imperatives and dis/abled practices; (auto)ethnographic perspectives, revealing contradictions and negotiations around independence and identity; and practical strategies for navigating these dynamics within disability communities. Together, these contributions invite readers to rethink independence and collectivity as fluid, interconnected forces shaping cultural and political resistance.

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