Reinelt, Janelle G.. (2011) The performance of political correctness. Theatre Research International, Vol.36 (No.2). pp. 134-147. ISSN 1474-0672

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Abstract

This article is about the power of cultural performances to shape and sometimes coerce public opinion and public behaviours. In the process, I intend to defend a concept which has few supporters these days: ‘political correctness’. So prevalent is this concept in our public discourse that its meanings have become habitual, thus ideologically invisible. Beginning with an examination of the term and its history, I situate it in relation to the arts through its relation to censorship, and frame it within the broad field of cultural performances to which it belongs. Concluding with a specific case study taken from theatre, I hope to perform a ‘correction’ of sorts – to reintroduce the term as a positive value and practice in an artistic milieu which has largely rejected its utility.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN2000 Dramatic representation. The Theater
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Political correctness, Arts -- Censorship
Journal or Publication Title:	Theatre Research International
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
ISSN:	1474-0672
Date:	2011
Volume:	Vol.36
Number:	No.2
Page Range:	pp. 134-147
Identification Number:	10.1017/S0307883311000216
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/35932

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