Professing Performance: Theatre in the Academy from Philology to Performativity

(Part of the Theatre and Performance Theory Series)

by Shannon Jackson

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Contemporary academic discourse is filled with the word "perform". Nestled among a variety of prefixes and suffixes (re-, post-, -ance, -ivity?), the term functions as a vehicle for a host of inquiries. This development is intriguing and complex for students, artists, and scholars of performance and theater. By examining the history of theater studies and related institutions and comparing the very different disciplinary interpretations and developments...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0521651891

ISBN13:9780521651899

Release Date:April 2004

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:268 Pages

Weight:1.04 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.8"

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Arts, Music & Photography Asian Continental European Drama Education & Reference European Humor & Entertainment Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Performing Arts Theater World Literature

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