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Jackson, Shannon

 
9780521651899: Professing Performance: Theatre in the Academy from Philology to Performativity

Synopsis

This 2004 book shows the relationship between past institutional histories and tradition and current scholarly and artistic practices in performance.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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 engagement, Professing Performance offers ways of placing performance theory and performance studies in context. This 2004 book considers the connection amongst a range of performance forms such as oratory, theatre, dance, and performance art and explores performance as both a humanistic and technical field of education. Throughout, she explores the institutional history of performance in the US academy in order to revise current debates around the role of the arts and humanities in higher education.

Revue de presse

"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

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9780521656054: Professing Performance: Theatre in the Academy from Philology to Performativity

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521656052 ISBN 13 :  9780521656054
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2009
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