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Book SynopsisDOMINIC JOHNSON is Lecturer in Drama in the Department of Drama, Queen Mary, University of London, UK. He is the author of Glorious Catastrophe: Jack Smith, Performance and Visual Culture (2012). He is a performance artist himself, and has performed at venues and festivals in the UK and internationally.
Trade Review'Contemporary examples are extremely well-selected and illustrate important aspects of the visual and their political provocations in contemporary performance practice.' - Christopher Baugh, Professor of Theatre, University of Hull, UK
Table of ContentsSeries Editors' Preface Foreword Introduction PART I: HISTORIES OF LOOKING PART II: WORDLESS SPECTACLE PART III: THE PLEASURES AND PAINS OF LOOKING EPILOGUE: THE SHOCK OF THE NEW Further Reading.
