New Books in Sociology Sarah Saddler, "Performing Corporate Bodies: Multinational Theatre in Global India" (Routledge, 2025)
Apr 19, 2025
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Accidental Discovery of Corporate Theater
- Sarah Saddler discovered corporate theater accidentally in India during graduate school.
- She found theatrical techniques from activist theater being used to train corporate workers in global companies.
Theater Shapes Agile Corporate Leaders
- Corporate theater evolved into a tool for managing volatile, uncertain workplace environments.
- It shapes workers into agile, emotionally expressive leaders amid global corporate pressures.
Navigating Complex Researcher Positionality
- As an intern in corporate theater consultancies, Sarah played roles and built close relationships with participants.
- Her American identity complicated interactions, revealing ethical and epistemological challenges about outsider research.