Act as a Feminist av Lisa Peck

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<P><EM>Act as a Feminist</EM> maps a female genealogy of UK actor training practices from 1970 to 2020 as an alternative to traditional male lineages. It re-orientates thinking about acting through its intersections with feminisms and positions it as a critical pedagogy, fit for purpose in the twenty-first century.</P><P></P><P>The book draws attention to the pioneering contributions women have made to actor training, highlights the importance of recognising the political potential of acting, and problematises the inequities for a female majority inspired to work in an industry where they remain a minority. Part One opens up the epistemic scope, shaping a methodology to evaluate the critical potential of pedagogic practice. It argues that feminist approaches offer an alternative affirmative position for training, a <I>via positiva</I> and a way to <I>re-make</I> mimesis. In Part Two, the methodology is applied to the work of UK women practitioners through analysis of the pedagogic exch