Performance, Exile and 'america' 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Jestrovic, S. (Editor), Meerzon, Y. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0230574564 ISBN-13: 9780230574564 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: This collection of essays investigates dramatic and performative renderings of 'America' as an exilic place, investigating how 'America' and exile are imagined, challenged and theatricalized in the works of various theatre artists in the light of the current politic climate in the USA. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - History | Social History - Literary Criticism | American - General |
Dewey: 822.509 |
LCCN: 2009044070 |
Series: Studies in International Performance |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.5" (1.00 lbs) 266 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This collection investigates dramatic and performative renderings of 'America' as an exilic place particularly focusing on issues of language, space and identity. It looks at ways in which immigrants and outsiders are embodied in American theatre practice and explores ways in which 'America' is staged and dramatized by immigrants and foreigners. |