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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    05 February 2016
    15 March 2016
    ISBN:
    9781139600194
    9781107039322
    9781107696945
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139600194
    Dimensions:
    (228 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.51kg, 256 Pages
    Dimensions:
    (228 x 152 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.37kg, 246 Pages
    • Subjects:
    English Literature: General Interest, Drama and Theatre: General Interest, Drama, Theatre, Performance Studies
    Series:
    Cambridge Introductions to Literature
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    Subjects:
    English Literature: General Interest, Drama and Theatre: General Interest, Drama, Theatre, Performance Studies
    Series:
    Cambridge Introductions to Literature
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    What does 'performance theory' really mean and why has it become so important across such a large number of disciplines, from art history to religious studies and architecture to geography? In this introduction Simon Shepherd explains the origins of performance theory, defines the terms and practices within the field and provides new insights into performance's wide range of definitions and uses. Offering an overview of the key figures, their theories and their impact, Shepherd provides a fresh approach to figures including Erving Goffman and Richard Schechner and ideas such as radical art practice, performance studies, radical scenarism and performativity. Essential reading for students, scholars and enthusiasts, this engaging account travels from universities into the streets and back again to examine performance in the context of political activists and teachers, countercultural experiments and feminist challenges, and ceremonies and demonstrations.

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    • 1 - Sociology and the rituals of interaction
      pp 3-18
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