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Professing Performance

Theatre in the Academy from Philology to Performativity

Professing Performance( )
Author: Jackson, Shannon
Contribution by: Davis, Tracy C.
Series title:Theatre and Performance Theory Ser.
ISBN:978-0-521-65605-4
Publication Date:Apr 2004
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $48.99
Book Description:

Today's academic discourse is filled with the word 'perform'. Nestled amongst a variety of prefixes and suffixes (re-, post-, -ance, -ivity?), the term functions as a vehicle for a host of contemporary inquiries. For students, artists, and scholars of performance and theatre, this development is intriguing and complex. By examining the history of theatre studies and related institutions and by comparing the very different disciplinary interpretations and developments that led to this...
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Book Details
Pages:268
Detailed Subjects: Performing Arts / Theater / General
Performing Arts / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.421 x 8.463 x 0.702 Inches
Book Weight:0.836 Pounds



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