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Professing Performance: Theatre in the Academy from Philology to Performativity (Theatre and Performance Theory)
Author(s): Shannon Jackson (Author)
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date: April 12, 2004
- Language: English
- Print length: 268 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780521656054
- ISBN-13: 9780521656054
Book Description
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 that led to this engagement, this study offers ways of placing performance theory and performance studies in context.
Editorial Reviews
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“Highly recommended for its detailed treatment of the obstacles and promise of performance studies.” Theatre Journal
“Although a relatively slim volume, Professing Performance is an unusually ambitious, far-ranging and richly textured study.” The Drama Review David Savran
Book Description
This 2004 book shows the relationship between past institutional histories and tradition and current scholarly and artistic practices in performance.
