LEADER 03328oam 22003854a 450 001 9910488730803321 005 20230621140510.0 024 7 $a10.3998/mpub.11667458 035 $a(CKB)5590000000520743 035 $a(OCoLC)1261624108 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse99674 035 $a(NjHacI)995590000000520743 035 $a(EXLCZ)995590000000520743 100 $a20201002d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aTheater as Data$eComputational Journeys into Theater Research 210 1$a[S.l.] :$cUNIV OF MICHIGAN PRESS,$d2021. 210 4$dİ2021. 215 $a1 online resource$a1 online resource 327 $aTable of Contents -- Introduction: In Pursuit of Theater's Digital Traces -- Part 1: Pre-Departure Reflections -- 1 Towards a More Nuanced Conversation on Methodology -- 2 The Roles of Statistics -- 3 The Roles of Visualizations -- Part 2: Guided Tours -- 4 Words as Data -- 5 Relationships as Data -- 6 Motion as Data -- 7 Locations as Data -- Part 3: Ensuring the Journeys Continue -- 8 The Imperative of Open and Sustainable Data -- 9 The Roles of Software Programming -- Appendix A: Data Biographies -- Appendix B: Technical Glossary. 330 $a"In Theater as Data, Miguel Escobar Varela explores the use of computational methods and digital data in theater research. He considers the implications of these new approaches, and explains the roles that statistics and visualizations play. Reflecting on recent debates in the humanities, the author suggests that there are two ways of using data, both of which have a place in theater research. Data-driven methods are closer to the pursuit of verifiable results common in the sciences; and data-assisted methods are closer to the interpretive traditions of the humanities. The book surveys four major areas within theater scholarship: texts (not only playscripts but also theater reviews and program booklets); relationships (both the links between fictional characters and the collaborative networks of artists and producers; motion (the movement of performers and objects on stage); and locations the coordinates of performance events, venues, and touring circuits). Theater as Data examines important contributions to theater studies from similar computational research, including in classical French drama, collaboration networks in Australian theater, contemporary Portuguese choreography, and global productions of Ibsen. This overview is complemented by short descriptions of the author's own work in the computational analysis of theater practices in Singapore and Indonesia. The author ends by considering the future of computational theater research, underlining the importance of open data and digital sustainability practices, and encouraging readers to consider the benefits of learning to code. A web companion offers illustrative data, programming tutorials, and videos"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aComputers in the theater 615 0$aComputers in the theater. 676 $a792.025 700 $aVARELA$b MIGUEL ESCOBAR$0999227 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910488730803321 996 $aTheater as Data$92292658 997 $aUNINA