Performing Objects and Theatrical Things - Brossura

Schweitzer, Marlis; Zerdy, Joanne

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ISBN 10: 1349486701 ISBN 13: 9781349486700

Casa editrice: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

Riassunto

This book rethinks historical and contemporary theatre, performance, and cultural events by scrutinizing and theorizing the objects and things that activate stages, venues, environments, and archives.

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Recensione

'This valuable collection approaches performance through a focus on objects, and objects through a focus on performance. Across a variety of engaging essays, the book makes evident the range of new materialisms taking shape in and as performance studies as well as the contribution performance studies can make to the new materialist criticism.' - Rebecca Schneider, Brown University, USA

'Performing Objects and Theatrical Things is a stimulating, multifaceted intercisciplinary exploration of the theatrical and performance life of everyday objects in light of recent new materialist, actor network, 'thing' and other theories, held together by the conviction, as the editors say, that matter matters. It will be essential reading for students of theatre and performance for years to come.' - Ric Knowles, Editor, Theatre Journal

'This timely book offers multiple perspectives on the intersection between performance and materiality. With precision and daring, the essays analyze objects onstage, in archives, and in everyday life, as well as the material textures of performance itself. Marlis Schweitzer and Joanne Zerdy's masterful Introduction provides an ideal overview of the theoretical terrain, thus making the anthology accessible to those new to the field. This is a lively, useful, deeply interesting book.' Robin Bernstein, author of Racial Innocence: Performing American Childhood from Slavery to Civil Rights

L'autore

Nicole Berkin, The Graduate Center, CUNY, USALeo Cabranes-Grant, University of California, Santa Barbara, USALezlie C. Cross, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USAMinty Donald, University of Glasgow, UKBenjamin Gillespie, The Graduate Center, CUNY, USAChandra Owenby Hopkins, Converse College, USAKaren Jean Martinson, Chicago State University, USAKee-Yoon Nahm, Yale University, USAAileen Robinson, Northwestern University, USAChristopher Swift, New York City College of Technology, CUNY, USAJoanne Tompkins, University of Queensland, AustraliaHelene Vosters, York University, CanadaMargaret Werry, University of Minnesota, USA

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1349486701
• ISBN 13: 9781349486700
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 284