This volume in the Routledge Advances in Theatre and Performance Studies series contains an Introduction and 13 essays. The editors start with the idea that a child is not yet a citizen, and
that certain performances, such as reciting the Pledge of Allegiance or participating in a flag ceremony or singing “Taps” in the Girl Scouts, begin to instill citizenship and a relationship to
national identity. In a wide range of case studies, the authors consider how youth fit into political theatre in Berlin, South Korea during the Park regime (1960-1979), Chile, Canada, Africa,
Bali, Trinidad, and Thailand, as well in more than one context in the United States. The book is in four parts: A Nation Divided/United; Empowered/Empowering Youth; Complicated Nationalism(s)
and Multiple Identities; and Youth Bodies in Motion. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
