{"product_id":"the-figure-of-the-monster-in-global-theatre-9781032558370","title":"The Figure of the Monster in Global Theatre","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together international perspectives on the figure of the monster in performance, this edited collection builds on discussions in the fields of posthumanism, bioethics, and performance studies. The collection aims to redefine monstrosity to describe the cultural processes by which certain identities or bodies are configured to be threateningly deviant, whether by race, gender, sexuality, nationality, immigration status, or physical or psychological extraordinariness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book explores themes of race, white supremacy, and migration with the aim of investigating how the figure of the monster has been used to explore representations of race and identity. To these, we add discussions on gender, queer identities, and how the figure of the monster has been used to explore the gendered body to finally understand how monstrosity intersects with contemporary issues of technology and the natural world. Navigating the fields of disability studies, performance-centered monste\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019116904791,"sku":"9781032558370","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032558370.jpg?v=1750779358","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-figure-of-the-monster-in-global-theatre-9781032558370","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}