Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson is a political theorist and activist based in the UK. His book Power, Resistance and Conflict in the Contemporary World: Social Movements, Networks and Hierarchies (co-authored with Athina Karatzogianni) was published in Sep 2009 by Routledge. His 'In Theory' column appears every other Friday.
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An A to Z of Theory | Hakim Bey: Chaos, altered consciousness, and peak experiences
In the third essay of his series on Hakim Bey, Andrew Robinson explores the role of peak experience and altered consciousness in ontological anarchism. He examines how immediacy can provide a basis for resistance to alienation, explores Bey's ethical theories, and looks at whether social life is still possible if outer order is rejected.
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An A to Z of Theory | “Chaos never died”: Hakim Bey’s Ontology
In the second essay of his series on Hakim Bey, Andrew Robinson reconstructs the ontology of Bey's “ontological anarchism”. He examines what it means to take chaos as ontologically primary, and how a sense of meaning or order can emerge from chaos.
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An A to Z of Theory | Hakim Bey: An Introduction
Best-known for his concept of the Temporary Autonomous Zone, Hakim Bey is one of the best-known anarchist theorists of the contemporary period. In this first part of a new series, Andrew Robinson gives a background to Bey's work, and explores whether he can be considered a post-anarchist.
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An A to Z of Theory | Augusto Boal: The Rainbow of Desire
In the last of his seven-part series on the radical dramatist Augusto Boal, Andrew Robinson looks at the Rainbow of Desire, a set of techniques designed to deal with internalised oppression. Robinson surveys Boal's continuing influence, and the thorny question of whether theatrical challenges to oppression are always emancipatory.
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An A to Z of Theory | Augusto Boal: Legislative Theatre and Politics
In his penultimate column on the radical playwright and director Augusto Boal, Andrew Robinson examines Legislative Theatre – a method pioneered during Boal's tenure as a member of the Rio local parliament. Robinson also examines and critiques the radical democratic perspective underpinning this phase of Boal's work.
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An A to Z of Theory | Augusto Boal: Games and Techniques
In the latest essay in his series on Augusto Boal, Andrew Robinson examines the wide range of different techniques formulated or summarised by the Brazilian playwright for revolutionising drama and life.
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An A to Z of Theory | Augusto Boal: Brecht and Beyond – The Boal Method
In the fourth essay of his series on Augusto Boal, Andrew Robinson examines the process through which Theatre of the Oppressed came into being and explores the key features of Boal's technical approach.
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An A to Z of Theory | Augusto Boal: The History of Theatre
In the third essay of his series on Brazilian revolutionary dramatist Augusto Boal, Andrew Robinson explores Boal's analyses of classical and bourgeois theatre, as well as his criticisms of modern mass media such as television.
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An A to Z of Theory | Augusto Boal: Theatre of the Oppressed
In the second essay of his series on Augusto Boal, the Brazilian playwright, director and political activist, Andrew Robinson explores Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed. He examines the classic forms of Boal's work, its key methods, and the centrality of concepts such as oppression and bodily alienation.
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An A to Z of Theory | Augusto Boal: Aesthetics and Human Becoming
The Brazilian playwright, director and political activist Augusto Boal is credited with formulating one of the most radical forms of theatre ever devised, the Theatre of the Oppressed. In the first of a seven-part series of essays, Andrew Robinson surveys Boal's view of the central role of art in human life.
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