Major
Political Science
Anticipated Graduation Year
2022
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
Democracy, The New Deal, and COVID-19: The Argument for a People’s Theatre utilizes archival work, democratic and public goods theory, and the history of the Federal Theatre Project (1935-1939) to argue that the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic is the ideal time to reimplement a federal theatre in the United States.
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Dr. Jennifer Forestal, Assistant Professor, political science
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Democracy, The New Deal, and COVID-19: The Argument for a People's Theatre
Democracy, The New Deal, and COVID-19: The Argument for a People’s Theatre utilizes archival work, democratic and public goods theory, and the history of the Federal Theatre Project (1935-1939) to argue that the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic is the ideal time to reimplement a federal theatre in the United States.
Comments
I am incredibly grateful for the resources provided to me by the LUROP Social Justice Research Fellowship, the Leibman Political Science Research Fellowship, the Carroll and Adelaide Johnson Scholarship, the Gannon Center for Women in Leadership, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the Midwestern Political Science Association, and particularly Professor Jennifer Forestal, without whose mentorship and guidance this project would not exist.
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