Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Stage fright Stage fright Paul Du Quenoy "Explores the relationship between culture and power in Imperial Russia. Argues that Russia's performing arts were part of a vibrant public culture that was usually ambivalent or hostile to the tumul… OL13614598W
Theatre and sexuality Theatre and sexuality Jill Dolan "This book explains the critical validity of using sexuality as a lens for examining theatres creation and reception. The book offers clear introductions to sexual identity politics, ways of reading … OL15587063W
National performance National performance Erin Hurley In National Performance, Erin Hurley examines the complex relationship between performance and national identity. How do theatrical performances represent the nation in which they were created? How i… OL15978953W
Censoring translation Censoring translation Michelle Woods "Looks at the explicit and implicit forms of censorship to which literature in translation is vulnerable"-- OL16308010W
Performing identities on the stages of Quebec Performing identities on the stages of Quebec Jill R. Mac Dougall "Performing Identities on the Stages of Quebec explores the poetics and politics of Quebecois identity. Considering the stage as a metaphor of virtual communities and performance as a privileged mome… OL2933130W
The politics of performance The politics of performance Baz Kershaw The Politics of Performance^ addresses fundamental questions about the social and political purposes of performance through an investigation into post-war alternative and community theatre. It propos… OL4116544W
Stone tower Stone tower Jeffrey D. Mason "Stone Tower begins with a detailed critique of Arthur Miller's 1956 testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities and of his published essays on topics ranging from Nazism to the co… OL4318089W
The politics of new media theatre The politics of new media theatre Gabriella Giannachi "This book is a groundbreaking study of performance that responds to, adopts and subverts current philosophical, political and economic practices. Not only does Gabriella Giannachi show how new media… OL6030342W