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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807647503321

Titolo

The Routledge reader in politics and performance / / edited by Lizbeth Goodman and Jane De Gay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2000

ISBN

1-134-68666-8

1-134-68667-6

978020326715X

0-203-14157-1

1-280-32734-0

0-203-26715-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GoodmanLizbeth <1964->

De GayJane <1966->

Disciplina

320

Soggetti

Political science - Philosophy

Political science - History

Performance art - Political aspects - United States

Theater - Political aspects - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-312) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; FOREWORD; Practice to theory: Theatre games; Critical theories and performance; Theorizing and playing; Power, politics, and the theatre; Sexuality in performance; Performance theory, live arts, and the media; Political theatres, post-coloniality, and performance theory; Post-linearity and gendered performance practice; Bibliography and suggested further reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Routledge Reader in Politics and Performance brings together for the first time a comprehensive collection of extracts from key writings on politics, ideology, and performance. Taking an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, and including new writings from leading scholars, the book provides material on: * post-coloniality and performance theory and practice * critical theories and performance *



intercultural perspectives * power, politics and the theatre * sexuality in performance * live arts and the media * theatre games.