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UNINA9910793974203321 |
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Autore |
Haddow Sam |
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Titolo |
Precarious spectatorship : theatre and image in an age of emergencies / / Sam Haddow [[electronic resource]] |
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Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2020 |
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ISBN |
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1-5261-3843-3 |
1-5261-5044-1 |
1-5261-3842-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (188 pages) |
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Collana |
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Manchester scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Theater and society - Western countries |
Theater and society - Philosophy |
Theater audiences - Psychology |
Theater audiences - Philosophy |
Emergencies - Press coverage |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2019. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : emergencies and spectatorship -- Enemy/ image -- Two tales of my dying neighbours -- 'In the grip of the monster' -- Theatre, exposure and the exterior -- Epilogue -- Appendix : a brief history of emergencies. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume is about the ways in which Western spectators are bombarded with 'emergencies' by our press and political institutions. It examines the effect that this has on us and how theatre and performance can try to counteract that effect. |
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