Overview

Following on from the highly successful first anthology of critical and theoretical writings on performance studies, this is an updated and significantly expanded second edition which brings the anthology up to date with current debate. The new edition contains expanded introductory essays, eight entirely new pieces, and is cross-referenced with Richard Schechner's second edition of Performance Studies: An Introduction. The two volumes combine perfectly to offer a unique and complete teaching resource. This important collection is also widely used by students and scholars around the world as a stand-alone text, offering a stimulating introduction to the crucial debates of performance studies. Collecting together key critical pieces, the Reader provides an overview of the full range of performance theory for undergraduates at all levels, and beginning graduate students in performance studies, theatre, performing arts and cultural studies.

Full Product Details

Author:   Henry Bial (University of Kansas, USA) ,  Sara Brady
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.914kg
ISBN:  

9780415772747

ISBN 10:   0415772745
Pages:   424
Publication Date:   28 March 2007
Audience:   Adult education ,  Further / Higher Education
Replaced By:   9781138023352
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction Henry Bial Part 1: What is Performance Studies? Richard Schechner, W.B. Worthen, Jon McKenzie, Shannon Jackson, Barbara Kirschenblatt-Gimblett, John Bell Part 2: What is Performance? Erving Goffman, Clifford Geertz, Marvin Carlson, Neal Gabler, Peggy Phelan Part 3: Ritual Victor Turner, Catherine Bell, Michael Atwood Mason, Alyda Fabe, Jack Santino Part 4: Play Johan Huizinga, Gregory Bateson, Brian Sutton-Smith, Allan Kaprow, B.J. Ancelet Part 5: Performativity J.L. Austin, Judith Butler, Andrew Parker and Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Johannes Fabian, Jacques Derrida Part 6: Performing Bertolt Brecht, Jerzy Grotowski, Lee Strasberg, Frances Harding, Rhonda Blair Part 7: Performance Processes Vsevolod Meyerhold, Isidore Okpewho, Marco De Marinis, Eugenio Barba, Mary Zimmerman Part 8: Global and Intercultural Performance Victor Turner with Edie Turner, Homi K. Bhabha, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Jill Lane, Dwight Conquergood, Diana Taylor

Reviews

'A collection of this type has been needed for a long time.' -. <br>- Sally Harrison-Pepper, Miami University <br> 'Clearly an important collection of essays that will provide an excellent resource.' -. <br>-Nick Kaye, University of Manchester <br>

'A collection of this type has been needed for a long time.' -. - Sally Harrison-Pepper, Miami University 'Clearly an important collection of essays that will provide an excellent resource.' -. -Nick Kaye, University of Manchester

""'A collection of this type has been needed for a long time.' -."" -""Sally Harrison-Pepper, Miami University ""'Clearly an important collection of essays that will provide an excellent resource.' -."" -Nick Kaye, University of Manchester

Author Information

Henry Bial is Assistant Professor of Theatre and Film at the University of Kansas. He is the author of Acting Jewish: Negotiating Ethnicity on the American Stage and Screen and co-editor, with Carol Martin, of Brecht Sourcebook.

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