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Professing Performance: Theatre in the Academy from Philology to Performativity

Shannon Jackson

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Contemporary academic discourse is filled with the word perform. Nestled among a variety of prefixes and suffixes , the term functions as a vehicle for a host of inquiries. This development is intriguing and complex for students, artists, and scholars of performance and theater. By examining the history of theater studies and related institutions and comparing the very different disciplinary interpretations and developments that led to this engagement, this study offers ways of placing performance theory and performance studies in context.

Language: English

Pages: 268

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: April 12, 2004

ISBN: 0521656052

ISBN 13: 9780521656054

Professing Performance: Theatre in the Academy from Philology to Performativity

Shannon Jackson

4/5 ( ratings)

Contemporary academic discourse is filled with the word perform. Nestled among a variety of prefixes and suffixes , the term functions as a vehicle for a host of inquiries. This development is intriguing and complex for students, artists, and scholars of performance and theater. By examining the history of theater studies and related institutions and comparing the very different disciplinary interpretations and developments that led to this engagement, this study offers ways of placing performance theory and performance studies in context.

Language: English

Pages: 268

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: April 12, 2004

ISBN: 0521656052

ISBN 13: 9780521656054

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