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Spectators in the Field of Politics
Sandey Fitzgerald
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Description for Spectators in the Field of Politics
Hardcover. The book uses the long-standing theatre metaphor to bring political spectators out into the open, finding that they can be politically powerful. Filling out the metaphor with theatre theory, the book also finds that the metaphor can produce a viable model of democratic politics that incorporates spectators in a positive, meaningful way. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 410.
The book uses the long-standing theatre metaphor to bring political spectators out into the open, finding that they can be politically powerful. Filling out the metaphor with theatre theory, the book also finds that the metaphor can produce a viable model of democratic politics that incorporates spectators in a positive, meaningful way.
The book uses the long-standing theatre metaphor to bring political spectators out into the open, finding that they can be politically powerful. Filling out the metaphor with theatre theory, the book also finds that the metaphor can produce a viable model of democratic politics that incorporates spectators in a positive, meaningful way.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137490612
SKU
V9781137490612
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Ref
99-15
About Sandey Fitzgerald
Sandey Fitzgerald holds a Bachelor of Dramatic Art in Technical Production from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Australia and a doctorate in Politics from Macquarie University, Australia. She has worked in theater in a number of capacities and was involved in pioneering theater-in-education in Australia. She currently teaches and researches in the disciplines of Politics and Sociology at Macquarie ... Read more
Reviews for Spectators in the Field of Politics
"This is thoughtful, detailed and imaginative project that clears much ground. The investigation of the role of spectatorship in contemporary politics that values it for itself is groundbreaking. The author clarifies the often confused concepts of theatricality, drama, dramaturgy, performance, and performativity. The book lays the foundations of a new approach to topic area and deserves a wide readership." -Brian ... Read more