Professing Performance

Theatre in the Academy from Philology to Performativity

Autori

• Shannon Jackson

Serie

• Teoria del Teatro e della Performance

Parametri

• 268 pagine
• 10 ore di lettura

• Arte / Cultura
• Storia
• Teatro

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Focusing on the evolving use of the term "perform" in contemporary academic discourse, this study explores its significance across various prefixes and suffixes, revealing its complexity for students, artists, and scholars. By analyzing the history of theater studies and contrasting different disciplinary interpretations, it contextualizes performance theory and performance studies, highlighting the intricate relationships between these fields and their institutional developments.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2008

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