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Book SynopsisA wide-ranging collection of specially commissioned essays by contributors of international standing about key aspects of the performing arts
Table of ContentsIntroduction - interpretations and issues, Patrick Campbell.
Part 1 Feminisms and performance:
feminisms and theatres: canon fodder and cultural change, Lizbeth Goodman;
bodies of knowledge: dance and feminist analysis, Alexandra Carter;
gender as sign-system - the feminist spectator as subject, Elaine Aston;
new perspectives - feminism and music, Sophie Fuller;
feminism(s)/postmodernism(s) - MTV and alternate women's videos and performance art, E. Ann Kaplan.
Part 2 Postmodernism, poststructuralism, politics and performance:
postmodern performance, Stephen Connor;
postmodern dance and the politics of resistance, Valerie A. Briginshaw;
the politics of performance in a postmodern age, Baz Kershaw;
reading difficulties; Sandra Kemp;
psychoanalysis and the theatrical - analyzing performance, Elizabeth Wright.
Part 3 Issues in performance:
the challenge of "Binglish" - analyzing multi-cultural productions, Jatinder Verma;
AIDS and live art, Lizbeth Goodman;
does authenticity matter? the case for and against authenticity in the performing arts, Sarah Rubidge;
"sexing the cherry" - high or low art? distinctions in performance, Lucy O'Brien;
changing perspectives, Ruth Tompsett;
bodies politic, proscribed and perverse: censorship and the performing arts, Patrick Campbell
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