Performance, Transparency, and the Cultures of Surveillance - Couverture souple

Harding, James M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0472037099 ISBN 13 : 9780472037094

Editeur : The University of Michigan Press, 2018

Synopsis

Placing the disciplines of performance studies and surveillance studies in a timely critical dialogue, Performance, Transparency, and the Cultures of Surveillance not only theorizes how surveillance performs but also how the technologies and corresponding cultures of surveillance alter the performance of everyday life. This exploration draws upon a rich array of examples from theatre, performance, and the arts, all of which provide vivid illustration of the book’s central argument: that the rise of the surveillance society coincides with a profound collapse of democratic oversight and transparency—a collapse that, in turn, demands a radical rethinking of how performance practitioners conceptualize art and its political efficacy. The book thus makes the case that artists and critics must reexamine—indeed, must radically redefine—their notions of performance if they are to mount any meaningful counter to the increasingly invasive surveillance society.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

James M. Harding is Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The University of Michigan Press
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0472037099
• ISBN 13: 9780472037094
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 326
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