The Medea Project for Incarcerated Women: Liberating Medea

From the late twentieth and into the early twenty-first century, productions of Greek tragedy have been comparatively frequent; many of them use tragedy as a way to think through contemporary problems from a politically progressive point of view. In this essay, I look at Rhodessa Jones’ Medea Projec...

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Published in:Syllecta classica 2008, Vol.19 (1), p.237-254
Main Author: Rabinowitz, Nancy Sorkin
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:From the late twentieth and into the early twenty-first century, productions of Greek tragedy have been comparatively frequent; many of them use tragedy as a way to think through contemporary problems from a politically progressive point of view. In this essay, I look at Rhodessa Jones’ Medea Project as one example of these political uses of tragedy. Jones works with incarcerated women in the San Francisco jails; her workshops culminate in public performances at theatrical venues in the city. The essay asks whether and how theater can be politically effective.
ISSN:1040-3612
2160-5157
2160-5157
DOI:10.1353/syl.2008.0003