Viewers in Distress: Race, Gender, Religion, and Avant-Garde Performance at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century

Author:   Stefka Mihaylova
Publisher:   The University of Michigan Press
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9780472076321


Pages:   216
Publication Date:   31 July 2023
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Stefka Mihaylova
Publisher:   The University of Michigan Press
Imprint:   The University of Michigan Press
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9780472076321


ISBN 10:   0472076329
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   31 July 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Illustrations Introduction: “Can We All Get Along?” Chapter 1: The Radical Formalism of Suzan-Lori Parks and Sarah Kane Chapter 2: A Spectator Prepares: Forced Entertainment’s Theatre of Critical Feeling Chapter 3: The Behzti Riot as a Contemporary Avant-Garde Chapter 4: Feeling Bad about Being White: Young Jean Lee’s Theatre and the Progressive Avant-Garde Coda: The Liberal Individual’s Postmodern Return Bibliography

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"""This text maps a potential sea change in how we understand a work's historical significance and ideological valence--a moment when 'reliance on the formal qualities of an artwork' has become not just problematic, but virtually useless. Even more troubling, it maps a collapse of the principles of Western liberalism. This is heady, thrilling, and, yes, deeply troubling stuff--and the epitome of critical scholarship."" --Mike Sell, Indiana University of Pennsylvania--Mike Sell ""Thought-provoking and drawing effectively on a wide range of scholarship . . . the author's reading of these performances (and their reception) provides nuance and detail that works well for someone familiar with those performances or encountering them for the first time."" --Susan Bennett, University of Calgary--Susan Bennett"


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Stefka G. Mihaylova is Associate Professor of Theatre Theory and Criticism at the University of Washington.

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