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Theorizing Practice
. Ed(S): Worthen, W. B.; Holland, Peter
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Paperback. Editor(s): Worthen, W. B.; Holland, Peter. Series: Redefining British Theatre History. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSB; DSG; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 496.
In a series of essays, several of the most significant figures in the field present a wide-ranging interrogation of the practice of theatre history studies at the present time, raising questions of history and historiography; the bearing of national, sexual, and racial identity on the canons of theatre history; the limits of print and the history of non-textual forms of performance; the intersections between theatre and other forms of commodification; and even the work of performance at the borders of the human.
In a series of essays, several of the most significant figures in the field present a wide-ranging interrogation of the practice of theatre history studies at the present time, raising questions of history and historiography; the bearing of national, sexual, and racial identity on the canons of theatre history; the limits of print and the history of non-textual forms of performance; the intersections between theatre and other forms of commodification; and even the work of performance at the borders of the human.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
Series
Redefining British Theatre History
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403907943
SKU
V9781403907943
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Worthen, W. B.; Holland, Peter
SUSAN BENNETT University Professor and Professor of English at the University of Calgary, Canada UNA CHAUDHURI Professor of English and Drama at New York University, USA SUSAN LEIGH FOSTER Professor in the World Arts and Cultures Program at UCLA, USA BARBARA HODGDON Adjunct Professor of English and Theatre at the University of Michigan, USA DENNIS KENNEDY Samuel Beckett Professor of ... Read more
Reviews for Theorizing Practice
'This charming mosaic - each piece having been placed by a different hand - is still worthwhile reading, with some wonderful essays.' - Leslie Barcza, Consciousness, Literature and the Arts 'There is much to offer in this volume and I would heartily recommend it to anyone working in theatre and performance history.' - New Theatre Quarterly