The Return of the Worker in Contemporary Slovene Drama

• Published in: Ars & humanitas Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 55 - 68
• Main Author: Pezdirc Bartol, Mateja
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; German
• Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 17.10.2024
• Subjects: contemporary Slovene drama; documentary theatre; social exclusion; workers; working poverty; Žiga Divjak

The title of this contribution stems from an observation made while reading contemporary Slovene plays, which have been reflecting contemporary social issues more and more intensely since the 2008 financial crisis. In order to get or keep a job, many people – both the unemployed, often young and fro...