Improvisation and Freedom

This essay, dedicated to Ajay Heble, explores how improvisation relates to two current and synergistic threats to democracy and justice: neoliberalism and illiberalism. It also examines embracing relational freedom as a method of working beyond these threats in our society.

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Critical Studies in Improvisation / Études critiques en improvisation
Published
2025-11-10
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https://doi.org/10.21083/csieci.v16i2.8678
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South Asian Studies and Diaspora
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Improvisation and Freedom

Joel Bakan
Critical Studies in Improvisation / Études critiques en improvisation
South Asian Studies and Diaspora
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Improvisation and Freedom

Joel Bakan
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Abstract

This essay, dedicated to Ajay Heble, explores how improvisation relates to two current and synergistic threats to democracy and justice: neoliberalism and illiberalism. It also examines embracing relational freedom as a method of working beyond these threats in our society.

Critical Studies in Improvisation / Études critiques en improvisationVol. 16(2)
University of British Columbia (CA)
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South Asian Studies and Diaspora
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