Professing Performance: Theatre in the Academy from Philology to Performativity

Contemporary academic discourse is filled with the word perform. Nestled among a variety of prefixes and suffixes (re-, post-, -ance, -ivity?), 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.

Author: Shannon Jackson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 04/12/2004
Pages: 268
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.59h x 5.61w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9780521656054

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2004 pg. 667

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