Theatres of contagion : transmitting early modern to contemporary performance /
"To what extent is theatre a contagious practice, capable of undoing and enlivening people and cultures? Theatres of Contagion responds to some of the anxieties of our current political and cultural climate by exploring theatre's status as a contagious cultural force, questioning its role...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | anglais |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2019.
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| Collection: | Methuen Drama Engage Ser.
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| Accès en ligne: | ProQuest Ebook Central https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350086012?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections |
| Résumé: | "To what extent is theatre a contagious practice, capable of undoing and enlivening people and cultures? Theatres of Contagion responds to some of the anxieties of our current political and cultural climate by exploring theatre's status as a contagious cultural force, questioning its role in the spread or control of medical, psychological and emotional conditions and phenomena. Observing a diverse range of practices from the early modern to contemporary period, the volume considers how this contagion is understood to happen and operate, its real and imagined effects, and how these have been a source of pleasure and fear for theatre makers, audiences and authorities. Drawing on perspectives from medicine, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, philosophy, law and affect theory, essays investigate some of the ways in which theatre can be viewed as a powerful agent of containment and transmission." |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (220 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781350086012 1350086010 9781350086005 1350086002 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9781350086012 |