Overview

How do the visible and the invisible interact in aesthetic experience? Kati Röttger connects phenomenology and intermediality to engage with orders of looking in theatrical events, and thus offers a multifaceted methodological approach to performance analysis. The study balances theory and methodology in combination with extensive case studies encompassing different histories, cultures and media from dance, to postdramatic theatre, film and theatre texts. The reader gains a deep insight into the relevance of theatrical performances as poison and cure in (hyper)industrial societies, because of theatre's capability to theorize critically the not least violent interrelationship of seeing and being seen.

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»In a world shaken by war, migration, and algorithmic control, this groundbreaking book reveals theatre as a powerful space of resistance and vision - where seeing and being seen matter more than ever. Through bold case studies and sharp critique, Röttger shows why theatre remains vital: a living antidote to automated society and a guide for navigating the blind spots of our time.«-- ""Mark Fleishman, University of Cape Town"" »Kati Röttger's book invites us on a complex intellectual journey that ranges from classical tragedy to today's automated society; an important plea for theatre as a core medium of collective individuation and political critique!«-- ""Dieter Mersch, Prof. emer. of Aesthetics, ZHdK"" »In Looking Through Theatre, Kati Röttger has gifted us twenty years of reflections on seeing and being seen through theatre. A wonderful meditation and an inspiring read.«-- ""Diana Taylor, NYU""

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Kati Röttger (Prof. Dr. phil.) lehrt Theaterwissenschaft an der Universität von Amsterdam. Ihre Forschungsschwerpunkte sind Theater als Medium des Sehens, Politik des Bildes, postkoloniales Theater und Theatergeschichte.

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